Malian girls attend UNICEF-supported after-school activities in the Mberra refugee camp in Mauritania.

VIDEO: Childhood in the 21st Century: Insights from a UNICEF/Gallup Poll

Young people are optimistic about the future yet far from complacent. These and other findings from a first-ever multigenerational, international survey of what it means to be a child in today's world — and what the future holds.

Video: UNICEF/Gallup Changing Childhood survey finds generational differences in outlook and values