Carol Bellamy
Carol Bellamy
Carol Bellamyis presently the Chair of the Board of the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fundand has been Director of the Peace Corps, Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund, and President and CEO of World Learning. In April 2009, Bellamy was appointed as Chair of the International BaccalaureateBoard of Governors. Between 2010 and 2013, Carol Bellamy was the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Global Partnership for Education. Bellamy is a member of the Board of...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEducator
Date of Birth14 January 1942
CountryUnited States of America
Learn all you can about people in other parts of the world. Understanding how people in other countries live and work and play teaches us to respect them and promote peace everywhere.
You need to get up in the morning and say, 'Boy, I'm going to - in my own stupid way - save the world today.'
The economic benefits of investing in children have been extensively documented. Investing fully in children today will ensure the well-being and productivity of future generations for decades to come. By contrast, the physical, emotional and intellectual impairment that poverty inflicts on children canmean a lifetime of suffering and want - and a legacy of poverty for the next generation...
Creating a world that is truly fit for children does not imply simply the absence of war... It means having primary schools nearby that educate children, free of charge... It means building a world fit for children, where every child can grow to adulthood in health, peace and dignity.
The real solution is to improve the incomes of the poor and provide their children with decent education.
...in serving the best interests of children, we serve the best interests of all humanity.
recognizes that economic sanctions are an instrument intended by the international community to promote peace and security ... but our concern is that whenever sanctions are imposed, they should be designed and implemented in such a way as to avoid a negative impact on children.
of great significance because it reflects the resolve of African women to end a cruel and unacceptable practice which violates the right of all girls to free, safe and healthy lives.
Until we stand up and first of all shine the light on it, until we identify the countries where it's happening, until women feel they can be protected enough to speak out, which they do not feel -- women and girls -- these days, we're not going to be able to do very much.
We stand at an historic moment in the struggle to end the anguish that these weapons have already inflicted on tens of thousands of the world's children, their families and their communities,
A century that began with children having virtually no rights is ending with children having the most powerful legal instrument that not only recognizes but protects their human rights.
When the lives and the rights of children are at stake, there must be no silent witnesses.
Here once again education is crucial, it enables children to be become more aware of their rights and to exercise them in a respectful manner which helps them shape their own future.
Girls' education is the single best investment that any society can make