Press release
Over 370 million girls and women globally subjected to rape or sexual assault as children – UNICEF
NEW YORK, 11 October 2024, – More than 370 million girls and women alive today – or 1 in 8 – experienced rape or sexual assault before the age of 18, according to new UNICEF estimates released today. The first-ever global and regional estimates on sexual violence against children – published ahead of the Internati...
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UNICEF and the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Women launch the updated version of SafeYOU mobile app
YEREVAN, 6 December, , 2021, – On the occasion of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence annual international campaign, UNICEF and the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Women presented the newly updated version of the "SafeYOU" mobile app. The app was created in 2019 by Impact Innovation Institute ...
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How to Support Survivors of Gender-Based Violence. A Step-By-Step Guidance
The coronavirus pandemic posed unprecedented challenges and a heavy strain not only on the healthcare system but on teachers, social workers, psychologists, as well as service organizations for women, children, disability and other vulnerable groups. Women are disproportionally affected. Cases of gender based viol...
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The #ENDviolence Youth Manifesto
For far too many students around the world, school is a dangerous place. We asked young people about their experiences with violence in and around schools – and what they feel needs to be done to stop it. The response was overwhelming, with more than a million young people having their say. More than 2 in 3 young ...