UNICEF: United Nations opens high level meeting for children

NEW YORK, USA, 11 December 2007 -- The United Nations General Assembly began high-level talks on Tuesday, convening for a commemorative plenary meeting devoted to following up on the outcome of the Special Session on Children held in the same hall five years ago.

Speaking on behalf of the 90 young people who have congregated at UNICEF House in New York this week for a Youth Forum, Longeni Matsai, 14, of Namibia urged participants to listen "not only with your ears but also with your hearts."

In this video, UNICEF correspondent Chris Niles reports on the children's voices heard on the first day of the UN General Assembly plenary meeting.

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