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
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.
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.
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,
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 still have to learn the lesson of the grip poverty has,
Young people can volunteer to work or raise funds for groups or organizations that work in this way with children in developing countries.
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.
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.
If the governments of the world are going to help, the time is now -- not tomorrow or the next day.
Whatever the exact numbers, the scale and persistence of the problem of child-headed households in Rwanda is daunting, ... The plight of these children is not only heartbreaking and unacceptable -- it raises deeply troubling questions about the long-term prospects for the country's recovery.
People have to get up in the morning, look in the mirror, and at least have a sense of a framework, ... Human beings need a sense of purpose.
In today's world, to be born female is to be born high risk. Every girl grows up under the threat of violence,
I'm now meeting children who are telling me 'I am the first child in my family NOT to be able to get an education.'