Today, we live in a world of unprecedented promises. Never before has the world experienced so much progress and prosperity. Innovations in science and technology allow us to do advanced research in space, to study the human genome in details and to improve longevity and quality of life of m any populations.

At the same time, this is a world of unprecedented inequalities where hundreds of millions of people live in extreme poverty, where tens of millions of young people suffer and die prematurely of HIV/AIDS, and where millions of women endure systematic abuse with no hope for a better life.

"Small voices, big concerns" helps put the picture back into focus. It reminds us of one of the most essential and valuable thing on earth: the life and health of children. It rightly replaces the emphasis where it belongs: on children, children´s rights and the impact of HIV/AIDS no children.