Unicef : NEW YORK, USA, 5 October 2009 Children around the world are experiencing fundamental infringements of their human rights, and suffering physical and psychological harm that has wide-reaching, sometimes irreparable effects.

These are some of the conclusions reached by a new UNICEF report, Progress for Children: A Report Card on Child Protection, released by Executive Director Ann M. Veneman in Tokyo.

A society cannot thrive if its youngest members are forced into early marriage, abused as sex work