UNICEF head Catherine Russell: 'We're all committed to the importance of children'
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More than 50 countries, 20 non-governmental and philanthropic organisations and a series of multinational companies are pledging this week to put children's rights at the heart of their policies and actions. A pact is being agreed upon at the Paris Peace Forum, where the rights of children are taking centre stage.
Among those leading the charge is the UN Children's Fund UNICEF. We spoke to its executive director Catherine Russell in Perspective. She told us that "if children are not cared for in countries, it's hard to imagine what a country looks like in the future".
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