The state of the world's children 2003 : [child participation] / Carol Bellamy ; with photos and artwork by children.

Child participation

New York : UNICEF, [2002], ©2002.

123 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.

Theme title: Child participation.

Children must be heard -- Why participation, why now? -- Engaging life -- Active learning -- The sharpest edge -- Listening to children -- Spaces for participation -- At the UN special session on children -- Moving forward -- Maps -- Tables.

Panels: What children see, they show -- Child participation: myth and reality -- A child's right to participate -- Girls win big! -- Building nations -- We asked them to speak -- Children and the media -- We are the world's children -- Children's participation -- The world is becoming more democratic -- Decline in voter turnout in G7 countries.

Includes bibliographical references and index.