(R to L) Ann M. Veneman, executive director of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and actor Lucy Liu and Grace Akallo, former child soldier from Uganda, show "The State of the World's Children" reports to the media during a news conference at the UNICEF headquarters in New York November 19, 2009. The UNICEF on Thursday launched a special edition issue of the agency's flagship "The State of the World's Children" report, which focuses on the ground-breaking human rights covenant for children, and tracks the impact of the Convention on the Rights of the Child ( CRC) and the challenges that remain. [Xinhua]

The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador and actor Lucy Liu speaks during a news conference at the UNICEF headquarters in New York November 19, 2009. [Xinhua]