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Violence against children

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.
Programme
31 March 2020
Violence against children
No violence against children is justifiable. All violence against children is preventable.
Press release
21 March 2023
On World Poetry Day, hundreds of children affected by conflict and war share Poems for Peace
UNICEF amplifies the poems of children and young people in conflict-affected countries, with over 1,700 submissions coming from Ukraine alone.
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo visits the Centre de Nutrition Therapeutique (Centre for Therapeutic Nutrition) in Benin
Press release
19 December 2022
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo celebrates resilience of girls and young people during visit to Benin
Trip marks Kidjo’s 20-year anniversary as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Violence against children in Latin America and the Caribbean
Press release
31 October 2022
2 in 3 children in Latin America and the Caribbean experience violence at home
Violence against children starts early and follows them into adolescence, a new regional UNICEF report finds
violence prevention dividend
Report
05 July 2022
The violence prevention dividend
Why preventing violence against children makes economic sense

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girls-playing
Report
01 June 2022
Global Annual Results Report 2021: Every child is protected
Goal Area 3: Progress, results achieved and lessons from 2021

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Statement
29 May 2022
Thirteen Palestinian children killed in the West Bank since January 2022
Statement attributable to Adele Khodr, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa
Statement
22 January 2022
Violence in Yemen rapidly escalates leaving a heavy toll on children
Statement by From Ted Chaiban, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa 
Statement
19 January 2022
Child rights violations against children in Sudan must stop
Nine children killed and 13 injured in violence since October 2021
Press release
28 December 2021
UNICEF condemns reported killing of at least 35 people, including four children and two humanitarian workers, in Kayah State, Myanmar