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Blue Heart 2022: Viet Nam’s call to action to protect children and women
Ha Noi, 5 July 2022 – With the strong message that there is zero tolerance towards violence against children and women – the United Nations in Viet Nam along with the Government of Viet Nam and the Australian Government today launched the Blue Heart 2022 awareness campaign towards ending violence in the context of exacerbated risks and…
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INL, IOM and UNICEF launch a partnership to strengthen justice for children in Viet Nam and enhance Viet Nam’s national capacity to combat human trafficking and smuggling
Hanoi, 14 June 2022 -- The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) of United States Department of State, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today announced a three-year partnership to support Viet Nam’s government in strengthening systems to better protect…

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Prevention of violation and sexual abuse of children
Like many countries in the world, Viet Nam is fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic. The Government of Viet Nam and its frontline Ministries such as the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of National Defence, the Ministry of Public Security and other ministries, sectors and localities are joining efforts to prevent...
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The Government of Viet Nam, the Government of Australia and United Nations agencies (UNFPA, UNICEF and UN Women) step up effort to protect women and children from violence
HA NOI, 24 May 2021 – The Government of Viet Nam, Government of Australia, and the United Nations agencies (UNFPA, UNICEF and UN Women) have committed working together and called for more joint efforts to end violence against women and children at the today’ ceremony to close the joint project “ Supporting Interventions to Eliminate Violence…

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Cyberbullying: What is it and how to stop it
Cyberbullying: What is it and how can we stop it? We brought together UNICEF specialists, international cyberbullying and child protection experts, and teamed up with Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter to answer some of the most common questions about online bullying and give advice on ways to deal with it. ...

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Blue Heart: Viet Nam is joining hands to protect children and women
Ha Noi, 4 June 2020 –Violence against women and children is never acceptable is the message promoted by UN agencies, the Government of Viet Nam and other partners today. Launching a campaign to raise public awareness of the risks of violence against children and women, including in emergency situations such as th...

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Choi Siwon and UNICEF join hands to stop bullying in Viet Nam
Ha Noi, Viet Nam, 25 September 2019 -- A member of the Korean boy’s group Super Junior, Siwon Choi will use his celebrity and influence in Viet Nam in support of UNICEF’s campaign #StopBullying to raise awareness of young people on bullying and to engage them on how to develop solutions to end this problem. It’s S...

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3,758 school backpacks laid at the United Nations show the grave scale of child deaths in conflict in 2018
NEW YORK, 8 September 2019 – A UNICEF installation to show the devastating scale of child deaths in conflict zones in 2018 was unveiled today at the United Nations in New York. The haunting display features 3,758 backpacks in rows reminiscent of a graveyard, each one representing a senseless loss of a young life t...

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UNICEF poll: More than a third of young people in 30 countries report being a victim of online bullying
NEW YORK, HA NOI, 4 September 2019 – One in three young people in 30 countries said they have been a victim of online bullying, with one in five reporting having skipped school due to cyberbullying and violence, in a new poll released today by UNICEF and the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG...

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The #ENDviolence Youth Manifesto
For far too many students around the world, school is a dangerous place. We asked young people about their experiences with violence in and around schools – and what they feel needs to be done to stop it. The response was overwhelming, with more than a million young people having their say. More than 2 in 3 young ...

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Escaping violence & moving forward
Hung*, now 16, had a hard start in life. Hung’s mother left the family years ago, never to return, while his father struggled to make ends meet to feed his new wife and baby girl. Too poor and too busy trying to survive, Hung’s father could not provide a nurturing, safe environment for his son. Hung’s grandmother ...

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Promoting positive discipline in school
Teachers hold the keys to a better future for all. They inspire, challenge and empower innovative and responsible global citizens. They get children into school, keep them there and help them learn. Every day, they help to build the cognitive capital Viet Nam needs for tomorrow and the century ahead. On Vietnamese...