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It's 20 years since UNICEF opened up the Convention on the Rights of the Child for countries to sign.
And ahead of the anniversary in nine days time, an exhibition has opened in New York showcasing some of the issues surrounding children's rights.
Presenter: Richard Ewart
Speakers: Guy Jacobsen, director, 'Redlight'; Ann M. Veneman, executive director, UNICEF; Anthony Asael, founder, Art in All of Us
EWART: Called "Art in All of Us", the exhibition was based around a book that features the art, photography and poetry of children. It also features the film documentary 'Redlight' which turns the spotlight on child trafficking in Cambodia.
SFX: 'Redlight'.
EWART: The film is produced and narrated by the Hollywood actress, Lucy Liu, who is also one of UNICEF's goodwill ambassadors. The director, Guy Jacobsen, says the movie sets out to inspire, by showing how people are overcoming the complex challenges involved in tackling the trafficking problem.
JACOBSEN: It's a very inspirational story. Not of the gloom and doom of how horrible things are, but to the contrary, how incredible people on the ground have been able to make a dent into this problem, even in the most difficult situation.
SFX: 'Redlight'.
EWART: The UNICEF exhibition was opened by the organisation's executive director, Ann M. Veneman. She says film and photography can be a powerful mechanism for exposing practices that might otherwise remain hidden from general public view.
VENEMAN: Photography and film are powerful means of shining a spotlight on the issues that are often left in the dark.
EWART: The founder of Art in All of Us is Anthony Asael. He says the issues affecting children can often be expressed most powerfully by the children themselves, using their own images and their own written words.
ASAEL: Sometimes they fear in some countries to speak out: having a camera or having pencils or using their hands, it's a lot easier for them to express themselves. So it's a very good opportunity that each kid in the world can grab that opportunity to speak out, and give their own opinion and express themselves.
EWART: UNICEF describes Art in All of Us as a powerful tool, bringing together a child's right to self expression, and the power of art as a vehicle for change.
And ahead of the anniversary in nine days time, an exhibition has opened in New York showcasing some of the issues surrounding children's rights.
Presenter: Richard Ewart
Speakers: Guy Jacobsen, director, 'Redlight'; Ann M. Veneman, executive director, UNICEF; Anthony Asael, founder, Art in All of Us
EWART: Called "Art in All of Us", the exhibition was based around a book that features the art, photography and poetry of children. It also features the film documentary 'Redlight' which turns the spotlight on child trafficking in Cambodia.
SFX: 'Redlight'.
EWART: The film is produced and narrated by the Hollywood actress, Lucy Liu, who is also one of UNICEF's goodwill ambassadors. The director, Guy Jacobsen, says the movie sets out to inspire, by showing how people are overcoming the complex challenges involved in tackling the trafficking problem.
JACOBSEN: It's a very inspirational story. Not of the gloom and doom of how horrible things are, but to the contrary, how incredible people on the ground have been able to make a dent into this problem, even in the most difficult situation.
SFX: 'Redlight'.
EWART: The UNICEF exhibition was opened by the organisation's executive director, Ann M. Veneman. She says film and photography can be a powerful mechanism for exposing practices that might otherwise remain hidden from general public view.
VENEMAN: Photography and film are powerful means of shining a spotlight on the issues that are often left in the dark.
EWART: The founder of Art in All of Us is Anthony Asael. He says the issues affecting children can often be expressed most powerfully by the children themselves, using their own images and their own written words.
ASAEL: Sometimes they fear in some countries to speak out: having a camera or having pencils or using their hands, it's a lot easier for them to express themselves. So it's a very good opportunity that each kid in the world can grab that opportunity to speak out, and give their own opinion and express themselves.
EWART: UNICEF describes Art in All of Us as a powerful tool, bringing together a child's right to self expression, and the power of art as a vehicle for change.
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