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Child protection

UNICEF is committed to ensuring a safe and inclusive environment for every child.

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25 November 2022

Tennis stars to champion an end to violence against women and children in South Africa

Africa Cares Women’s Tennis Challenge, in partnership with UNICEF South Africa, is bringing some of the world’s leading tennis players to South Africa to inspire positive change through sports to better protect women and children against violence.

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23 November 2022

28 children violently attacked in South Africa each day

Statement by UNICEF South Africa Representative, Christine Muhigana

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The murders of 1,098 children and women in ninety days affects each one of us

Statement by UNICEF South Africa Deputy Representative, Muriel Mafico

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24 February 2022

352 child murders in ninety days are 352 too many

UNICEF South Africa is appalled by the consistently high number of child murders, with at least three children killed each day.

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08 February 2022

One third of children in South Africa at risk of online violence, exploitation and abuse

On Safer Internet Day, UNICEF calls on each one of us to make the Internet a safer and better place for every child – for everyone.

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Fears over increased violence and poverty top cause of young people’s anxiety

UNICEF South Africa U-Report survey and ‘Youth Declaration’ released ahead of Youth Day highlight reasons for stress among young people, as well as their resolve to help their peers and to reimagine a better future.

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Training manual for the religious sector on child protection

To capacitate the sector to protect children, develop sector policies and report cases of violation on children’s rights

Files available for download (1)

English (PDF, 8 MB)

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06 October 2020

Children at increased risk of abuse and violence, as COVID-19 takes its toll

UNICEF South Africa and partners raise the alarm ahead of the ‘African Child Trauma Conference’ that aims to develop an emergency action plan in response to this increase.

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UNICEF and Gavin Rajah partner at Fashion Week 2020 to end violence against children