Military spokesman Udaya Nanayakkara says the army is now less than a kilometer away from a safe zone, which was set up to protect civilians inside rebel-controlled territory.

VOA: standard.2009.03.17

Deputy Executive Director of the U.N.Children's Fund, Saad Houry, agrees that the reality does not always live up to the Convention's vision of a world that is made safe for all children.

VOA: standard.2009.10.08