Through exclusive interviews with Kofi Annan (Secretary-General of the United Nations; Ann Veneman (UNICEF Executive Director); UNICEF Ambassadors Ralph Fiennes, Angelique Kidjo, Liam Neeson and Vanessa Redgrave; Stephen Lewis, The UN Secretary-Generals Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa; and Sir Richard Jolly, former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations : Wake Up World highlights what UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) can and must do to meet the desperate needs of children and teenagers all over the world. The film also focuses on the extraordinary history and mandate that gives UNICEF the unique authority and ability to intervene for children in all conflicts and disasters.