UN' s Special Session for Children

In the month of May, Senior Young Achiever and child rights advocate, Khairul Azri Sabri, with eleven other children, made a journey to New York, USA, to participate in the United Nations Special Session for Children, held on May 8^th ' - 10^th.

This unprecedented meeting of the UN General Assembly was dedicated to children and adolescents of the world. This gathering presented a great opportunity to change the way the world views and treats children. 

Khairul Azri and another girl, Rina Ayob, were specially selected by the Ministry of National Unity and Social Development to present a message from the children of Malaysia in this Special Session. They also had the opportunity to participate in numerous forums and discussions on issues relating to the improvement of the quality of life for children all over the world. -

- May 8, 2002 - -