Child protection from violence, exploitation and abuse

UN Study on Violence against Children

Two boys sit on the street in Johannesburg, South Africa. Children who live on the streets are at high risk of violence - particuarly sexual abuse and exploitation - by community members, police and others.

The UN Study on Violence against Children is a landmark effort to provide a detailed global picture of the nature, extent and causes of violence against children, and propose clear recommendations for action to prevent and reduce such violence.

Questions and answers on the violence study

Biography of Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, appointed by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan to prepare the study.

Regional consultations

Eastern and Southern Africa: Children bear the brunt of conflict in Uganda

UN conference in Cairo calls for an end to violence against children

Children speak up against violence
Cairo, Egypt
27 June

Europe and Central Asia: UN Study on Violence against Children
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Ljubljana, Slovenia
5-7 July 2005

East Asia and the Pacific: Children call for ban on corporal punishment
Bangkok, Thailand
14-16 June 2005

The Caribbean: Youth gather to discuss violence
Port of Spain, Trinidad
10-11 March 2005

South Asia: Young people speak out at regional consultation on violence
Islamabad, Pakistan
17-18 May 2005

Latin America: Buenos Aires declaration on violence against children
Buenos Aires, Argentina
30-31 May, 1 June 2005

Violence against children in West and Central Africa [PDF]
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Bamako, Mali
23-25 May 2005

Domestic workers learn about their right to protection from violence and abuse at the UNICEF-supported Centre for Afro-Eastern Studies in Brazil. Globally, millions of girls work as domestic servants, and are highly vulnerable to exploitation and abuse.