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This paper summarizes the main points of the 1998 Alistair Berkley Memorial Lecture on 'Children in Extreme Situations'. While the impact on children of situations such as famine, armed conflict, large population movements, and the like, is a growing policy concern, there is a lack of consensus among international organizations and national governments on strategies to deal with it. The event raised several issues and debates surrounding the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the United Nation’s role in protecting the human rights of children and the reality and complexity of children in conflict situations.