The UN Secretary-General's Study on Violence Against Children
Violence against children cuts across boundaries of culture, class, education, income and ethnic origin, and occurs in many different settings. Some of it is allowed by national laws and may be rooted in cultural, economic and social practices. This has devastating consequences for children's health and well-being. It is clear that children cannot be kept waiting for the prevention and protection to which they have an unqualified right. Five years ago, in 2001, on the recommendation of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, the United Nations General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to conduct an in-depth study on violence against children and to make recommendations to respond to it. An Independent Expert, Professor Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, was appointed in February 2003 to direct the study, in collaboration with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, UNICEF and the World Health Organisation. The United Nations 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. Since 2003, many thousands of people have contributed to the study in consultations and working groups, through questionnaires and in other ways. Children and young people have been active at every level. The Report was presented to the UN General Assembly on 11 October 2006. .............................................................................................. The UN Secretary-General's Study on Violence Against Children Meeting the challenge through partnerships
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