Child-Friendly version of 'A World Fit for Children' - Unicef

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CHILD-FRIENDLY VERSION OF A WORLD FIT FOR CHILDREN
Getting started!
You are about to read a document that is very important to children and young
people around the world.
What is it?
The document is called “A World Fit for Children”. It is also known as the ‘Outcome
Document’. It outlines the promises that world leaders and governments have made
for children for the next ten years.They made these promises at a meeting of the
United Nations in New York in May 2002 that was called the ‘Special Session on
Children.’
What you are about to read is a ‘child-friendly’ version of the document.
We believe that it is important for children and young people to know what is in this
key document.This child-friendly version is meant to help make it easier for you to use.
It might seem like there are a lot of pages but we felt it was important for you to
know what was in the original document and to have the same information as adults.
The original document can be found on the UNICEF web site – www.unicef.org –
where you can also find lots of other useful information about the Special Session on
Children.This child-friendly version follows the same format and paragraph numbering
as the original document.
When you are reading this document you will find that some information is in boxes.
That is where we have added a heading or other information that is NOT in the
original text in order to explain something more clearly.
After this document you will also find a ‘dictionary’ which lists some of the words used
in the document and their meanings. It is there to help you out with some of the more
difficult words that can be found throughout the document.
How will this document be used?
World leaders will use it for the next ten years as their Plan of Action to try and make
the lives of children better.
The child-friendly version of the actual text of the document starts on the next page.
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