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On 21st September 2023, the Governments of Canada and Zambia, in partnership with UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage and the Child Marriage Monitoring Mechanism, hosted a High-Level Side Event during the Seventy-Eighth Session of the United Nations General Assembly. The event was titled 'Charting Brighter Futures: Utilizing Data for Accelerated Action to End Child Marriage and Achieve SDG 5.3'. The event brought together key stakeholders from around the world, all committed to one common goal: ending child marriage. It provided a unique opportunity to dive into the power of…
This call to action calls on all states that have not already done so to commit to and start the legislative process to prohibit corporal punishment in all settings by the end of 2022. This will pave the way for universal prohibition by 2030. The intention of this legal reform is not to prosecute parents and caregivers, but to signal governmental intent to bring about a cultural change towards non-violent childrearing, where parents and caregivers are supported in positive parenting and discipline. Global experience shows that legislation that bans violence or abuse is not enough.…
More than 100 child participants across East Asia convened with government officials to discuss the increased instances of child violence experienced during COVID-19 at World Vision’s Asia Pacific Child Well-Being Learning Exchange forum on 18 November 2020. The virtual event, organised in partnership with UNICEF East Asia and Pacific, was introduced to bring together government, UN agencies, donors, civil society organisations, corporates, academia, subject matter experts and thought leaders in the development sector, to throw light on pressing issues facing the world’s most vulnerable…
This report from UNFPA explores harmful practices affecting women and girls around the world, focusing on three particular practices: female genital mutilation (FGM), child marriage, and son preference. It opens with a Call to Action from UNFPA's Executive Director and United Nations Under-Secretary-General Dr. Natalia Kanem.
Year 2020 marks a "decade of action" to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, target 5.3 to end harmful practices. This report provides a multi-faceted view of harmful practices and what global action needs to happen to ensure achievement of target…
The Global status report on preventing violence against children 2020 charts countries’ progress towards the SDGs aimed at ending violence against children. Jointly published by WHO, UNICEF, UNESCO, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Violence against Children, and the Global Partnership to End Violence against Children, it collates inputs from over 1000 decision-makers in 155 countries who assessed their violence prevention status against the evidence-based approaches set out in INSPIRE: Seven strategies for ending violence against children.…
In December 2019, the Coalition for Children Affected by AIDS and the World Health Organization co-hosted a learning session to develop an evidence-informed advocacy agenda on adolescent mothers affected by HIV and their children. 43 global thought leaders took part - from the HIV, sexual and reproductive health, early childhood development, poverty reduction, rights, gender, exclusion and mental health sectors. It was accompanied by a global literature review and a video of the voices of young mothers across Sub Saharan Africa. The World Health Organization has produced a full report of the…
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HIV and AIDS are reported to be one of the leading causes of death in Nigeria, behind other child-related death illnesses – influenza and pneumonia (CDC, 2013). The presence of HIV and AIDS in a family, including related orhpanhood because of the disease has a significant impact on the health and wellbeing of children. It also dramatically impacts the long-term implications and costs to society. However, there remains a notable disparity between the contributions made by different actors – including all levels of the Nigerian government, international donors, private organizations…
The science of child development and the core capabilities of adults point to a set of “design principles” that policymakers and practitioners in many different sectors can use to improve outcomes for children and families. This report from the the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University in the United States argues that, to be maximally effective, policies and services should:
- Support responsive relationships for children and adults.
- Strengthen core life skills.
- Reduce sources of stress in the lives of children and families.
This policy brief from Better Care Network explains the effects and risk factors associated with experiencing violence in childhood, including life-long physical, cognitive, social, and emotional health problems. The brief also points to recent evidence which shows that removing a child from an abusive home and placing them into alternative care does not always mean an end to violence against children and that children removed from the home and placed into alternative care often face an increased risk of exposure to violence, with younger children and children with disabilities being…
Ending Violence in Childhood is a report from the Know Violence Initiative addressing childhood violence around the world. The report compiles information from a series of global research papers commissioned by Know Violence, presenting the scale and scope of the issue globally. Examples of preventative efforts from governments, communities, and organizations are provided to illustrate the feasibility of preventing violence on local and national levels. This report underlines that childhood violence comes at a cost to not only the children experiencing it, but also for their…