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.

Latest News

 

Chairperson of the Committee of the Rights of the Child visits Egypt to advocate for the well- being of the most vulnerable children.

 

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LATEST PUBLICATION

Nutrition Stakeholder & Action Mapping Report Cairo, 2017

 

This Nutrition Agenda for Action focuses on ways of improving child and maternal nutrition, in line with recent evidence outlined in the 2008 and 2013 Lancet series on Maternal and Child nutrition and guided by the newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Egypt’s Vision 2030.

 

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