Launch of UN Secretary-General’s Study on Violence against Children--------------------------------- Summary Note In 2001, on the recommendation of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, the General Assembly in its resolution 56/138 requested the Secretary-General to conduct an in-depth study on the question of violence against children and to put forward recommendations for consideration by Member States for appropriate action. In February 2003, Professor Paulo Sergio Pinheiro was appointed as independent expert by the Secretary-General to lead this study.This report, which is based on the in-depth study of Professor Pinheiro, provides a global picture of violence against children and proposes recommendations to prevent and respond to this issue. It provides information on the incidence of various types of violence against children within the family, schools, alternative care institutions and detention facilities, places where children work and communities. The Study was prepared through a participatory process which included regional, sub-regional and national consultations, expert thematic meetings and field visits. Many Governments also provided comprehensive responses to a questionnaire transmitted to them by the independent expert in 2004. This Study is the first comprehensive, global study conducted by the United Nations on all forms of violence against children. The Secretary-General’s Study on Violence against Children will be launched in the Islamic Republic of Iran on 14 May 2007, in the Iranian Centre for International Conferences (Shahid Aghaee St.-Niavaran Ave.-Tehran).This event will be hosted by the Ministry of Health and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and will include a presentation by Professor Pinheiro on the SGS VAC Report. For more information, please contact:
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