Egypt

Children In Egypt 2016

Children In Egypt 2016 is a national publication that aims to improve accessibility to existing official data in order to meet a wider range of user needs. It contains over 200 statistical tables organized in 15 thematic chapters, covering essential dimensions of child well-being. 

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Violent child discipline

• 93 per cent of children have been subject to violent disciplinary practices by their parents/caregivers.

 

• 78 per cent of children experienced physical punishment.

 

• 79 per cent of children in the poorest wealth quintile of the population were exposed to physical disciplinary practices.

 

• 58 per cent of parents think that physical punishment is unnecessary.

 

Religious Leaders Initiative

 

In today's world, families are confronted with different forms of violence that can harm children's physical, intellectual and moral development. Islam and Christianity stress the importance of protecting children from all forms of violence. The Muslim and Christian faiths place particular importance on the role of the family in raising children and protecting them from harm and violence. In this context, Al-Azhar University and the Coptic Church of Egypt have joined together with UNICEF to develop three publications to reflect the position of the two great religions on multiple aspects of violence against children.

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The first Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Justice and UNICEF was signed on Wednesday 19/7/2017 and until 19/7/2020.

 

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LATEST PUBLICATION

National Iodine Survey Reports of Egypt 2014/2015

Iodine deficiency is the single greatest cause of preventable mental impairment globally and also causes many other adverse effects on growth and development due to inadequate thyroid hormone production.

 

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Ambassador, Donia Samir Ghanem visited KG community center, for Syrian refugee children.