UN Secretary-General’s Study on Violence Against Children
Author: Womens UN Report Network
Date: August 21, 2006
Women – CSW is:
DISCRIMINATION
THE GIRL CHILD.
NEW – READ the Secretary-General’s Report on Violence Against
Children which will be presented on 11 October 2006 to the
General Assembly…
NEW – Visit the Study Media
Centre for the latest information on the Launch of the United Nations
Secretary-General’s Study Report on Violence Against
Children…
The United Nations Secretary-General’s Study on Violence
|
MEDIA BULLETIN
|
|
For more |
What is the
‘Violence Study’?
The UN Secretary-General’s
Study on Violence against Children has been a global effort to paint a detailed
picture of the nature, extent and causes of violence against children, and to
propose clear recommendations for action to prevent and respond to it.
This is the first time that
an attempt has been made to document the reality of violence against children
around the world, and to map out what is being done to stop it.
The Study process, which
since 2003 has been led by the Independent Expert appointed by the
Secretary-General, Professor Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, has involved many thousands
of people.
All over the world,
children and young people, UN agencies and NGOs, governments, researchers,
journalists and activists have attended national and regional consultations,
participated in working groups, answered detailed questionnaires and provided
submissions and other input.
On
Assembly will consider the Study’s findings and recommendations. A book will be
launched that same day that gives more detail on the report’s conclusions. A child-friendly version of the report
and an educational kit for children and young people to work against violence
will also be launched in
York
children and young people a chance to talk to staff, delegates and visitors
about the problem and what can be done to address it. On 12 October a high-level roundtable
will give the young people’s representatives a chance to put questions to some
eminent commentators, including Professor Pinheiro, the Heads of UN agencies,
government and private sector representatives and others.
The Study’s
findings
The Study focuses on the nature and extent of violence against
children in five settings:
·
the home and family;
·
schools and
educational settings;
·
other institutional
settings (orphanages, children in conflict with the law);
·
in the workplace,
and
·
the community and on
the streets.
It concludes
that violence against children happens everywhere, in every country and society
and across all social groups.
Extreme violence against
children may hit the headlines but children say that the daily, repeated small
acts of violence also hurt them.
While some violence is
unexpected and isolated, most violent acts against children are carried out by
people they know and should be able to trust: parents, boyfriends or
girlfriends, spouses and partners, schoolmates, teachers and employers.
Violence against children
includes physical violence, psychological violence such as insults and
humiliation, discrimination, neglect and maltreatment.
Although the consequences
may vary according to the nature and severity of the violence inflicted, the
short- and long-term repercussions for children are very often grave and
damaging.
|
Story ideas provided by some of the many Study partners. |
|
Popular In the biggest city slum in This is the reality of life for many of the students of the
Jailson |
|
The Artisans of
In the winding streets of the Old City of Fez, Working together with the master artisans, UNICEF Morocco Rajae |
|
Violence-free UNICEF has School bullying is a problem all over the Jetchka |
================================================================
To
leave the list, send your request by email to:
wunrn_listserve-request@lists.wunrn.com. Thank you.
Categories: Releases
