United Nations SRSG on Violence against Children
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@UN Special Representative - Independent global advocate for the elimination of all forms of violence against children.
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http://linktr.ee/unviolenceagainstchildren 25-05-2011 21:18:51
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EU’s Recommendation on integrated child protection systems - a very welcome step towards a world free from VAC. Integrated systems accessible to all children is a strategic investment with high returns. BRAVO VP Šuica & Child Rights Team! europa.eu/!X3gwPb Dubravka Suica
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Children in Uganda lead a research about violence against children living outside of family care & centers.
Learn more in our child participation website: violenceagainstchildren.un.org/sites/violence…
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Because of how they work and live, #ChildDomestic workers are often invisible and disconnected from services, including protection.
Being invisible prevents them from fulfilling their rights, “development”, wellbeing and protection.
🔗violenceagainstchildren.un.org/sites/violence…
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President Hakainde Hichilema, reaffirms Government's commitment to ending all forms of violence against children by prioritising investment in child protection, when Special Rep to the Secretary General on Violence Against Children, Dr. Malla Majat, visted state house. UNICEF Zambia
In our meeting today with United Nations’s SRSG on Violence against Children, Najat Maalla, we highlighted actions our govt has taken to protect & ensure children’s welfare which include enactment of the Child Code Act, providing free education & the school feeding programme. 🇿🇲
The perpetuation of traditional ‘discriminatory” female roles and the perception of domestic service as part of a woman’s “apprenticeship” for adulthood and marriage are influencing factors.
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It is estimated globally that at least 17.2 million children work as #DomesticWorkers , of whom over half (11.2 million) are aged between 5 to 14 years.
But it is widely unreported, so numbers are likely to be higher.
🔗violenceagainstchildren.un.org/sites/violence…
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#ChildDomesticWorkers represent probably the largest and most ignored group of child workers.
Learn more about the multiple and multi-faceted root causes of child domestic labor.
Link: violenceagainstchildren.un.org/sites/violence…
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'Every girl out of school is a potential leader lost' Zinzia
Ensuring girls’ access to education means investing in a free, safe, inclusive, modern, digital, & empowering education to unlock girls’ & boys’ potential.
#CSW68 #ActNOWtoEndVAC
African Union CIEFFA AU Health,Humanitarian Affairs &Social Development Bakhita Partnership for Education
Safe, inclusive, quality and empowering #education goes beyond the education sector and needs a whole-of-society and whole-of-government approach.
It is time to act, and we must and can act faster and better!
African Union CIEFFA AU Health,Humanitarian Affairs &Social Development Bakhita Partnership for Education #CSW #ActNow
Our #MyVoiceMySafety study with United Nations SRSG on Violence against Children, revealed that children aged 7-10 years displayed less awareness of online risks. This highlights an urgent need to raise awareness of earlier age-appropriate interventions.
💡 For more: weprotect.org/youth-consulta…
