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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 child stands in a classroom of rubble in Saada, Yemen, staring at what used to be a chalkboard.

Six grave violations against children in times of war

How children have become frontline targets in armed conflicts

girls-playing

Global Annual Results Report 2021: Every child is protected

Goal Area 3: Progress, results achieved and lessons from 2021

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Download file (PDF, 21 MB)

A 18 young girl, sits next to a window during an interview

Framing the future

How the Model National Response framework is supporting national efforts to end child sexual exploitation and abuse online

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English - Report (PDF, 5 MB)

English - Executive Summary (PDF, 2 MB)

English - Briefing Note (PDF, 541 KB)

French - Report (PDF, 5 MB)

French - Executive Summary (PDF, 2 MB)

Spanish - Report (PDF, 5 MB)

Spanish - Executive Summary (PDF, 2 MB)

Portuguese - Report (PDF, 5 MB)

Portuguese - Executive Summary (PDF, 2 MB)

A girl follows an online lesson

Legislating for the digital age

Global guide on improving legislative frameworks to protect children from online sexual exploitation and abuse

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English - Global Guide (PDF, 21 MB)

English - Summary of Global Guide (PDF, 9 MB)

24 December 2021

Addressing Technology-Facilitated Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in the Face of COVID 19

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Addressing Technology-Facilitated Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in the Face of COVID 19 (PDF, 990 KB)

23 December 2021

Ending Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

This report takes stock of UNICEF’s work to address online child sexual exploitation and abuse.

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Executive Summary: Ending Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PDF, 1 MB)

Ending Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PDF, 6 MB)

A Syrian refugee girl stands in an informal tented settlement in Jordan in 2017.

Protecting children from sexual exploitation and abuse

UNICEF programming to prevent and respond to the sexual exploitation and abuse of children by aid workers

Two young girls wearing masks and matching dresses running together

Global Annual Results Report 2020: Goal 3

Progress, results achieved and lessons from 2020 under Goal Area 3; every child’s right to protection from violence and exploitation.

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Full report - English (PDF, 23 MB)

UNICEF's fight against sexual misconduct

Learn about our efforts to tackle sexual exploitation and sexual abuse, as well as sexual harassment.