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Four-year-old Mirjeta (name changed) holds her toys while getting ready to go out with her mother in Tirana, Albania, in June 2018. Mirjeta’s mother was physically and mentally abused by her husband, who became violent after discovering that she was pregnant with a girl.

Violence against children

No violence against children is justifiable. All violence against children is preventable.

A young girl plays with toys as she waits to begin her counselling session at Somali Women's Development Center (SWDC) in Mogadishu, Somalia.

Protecting children from violence in the time of COVID-19

Disruptions in prevention and response services

COVID-19 causes disruptions to child protection services in more than 100 countries, UNICEF survey finds

An 8-year-old girl sits in front of her home at a shelter in the Philippines.

Countries failing to prevent violence against children, agencies warn

Global status report on preventing violence against children calls for more government action and warns of ‘dramatic impact’ of COVID-19

Statement on the killing of a 14-year old girl in Iran

Statement from Mandeep O’Brien, UNICEF Representative in Iran

Armed violence prevention and reduction

Theory of change summary

Violence against children

Toward a world free from violence

Hidden in plain sight

Ending violence against children: Six strategies for action