This report, which is based on the in-depth study of Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, independent expert appointed by the Secretary-General pursuant to General-Assembly resolution 57/90 of 2002, provides a global picture of violence against children and proposes recommendations to prevent and respond to this issue. It provides information on the incidence of various types of violence against children within the family, schools,...
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15/10/2012
All violations of children’s rights can legitimately be described as harmful practices, but the common characteristic of the violations highlighted in this report is that they are based on tradition, culture, religion or superstition and are perpetrated and actively condoned by the child’s parents or significant adults within the child’s community. Indeed, they often still enjoy majority support...
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02/08/2012
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30/07/2012
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This International Conference on Child Labour in Agriculture (28-30 July 2012, Washington D.C., U.S.A.):
•organised by the Global March Against Child Labour;
•and attended by 156 participants from governments, intergovernmental agencies, trade unions, teacher organisations, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), agriculture producers organisations (hereafter referred to as APOs), cooperatives, multi-stakeholder...
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31/05/2012
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Children of SAARC region, in various local, national, regional and global consultations have expressed the view that violent parental and teacher’s behaviours, teaching practices and child rearing as one of their most significant concerns. In response SAIEVAC, in its 2nd Governing Board Meeting, held in Kathmandu on the 29th October 2011, governments, civil society, children and the South Asia...
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31/05/2012
Welcome remarks by Dr. Rinchen Chophel, Director General, SAIEVAC
The Director General, SAIEVAC warmly welcomed all the Governing Board Members from thegovernment, CSO Board Members, Child Board Members, the Child Observers and the SACG Chair to the 3rdSAIEVAC Governing Board Meeting. He also acknowledged the presence of Ms. Marta Santos Pais in the opening of the Board Meeting. In his welcome address, he gave a brief overview of the...
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30/05/2012
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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Since the UNVAC Study launch at the General Assembly in 2006, numerous efforts were made by different actors to contribute towards ending violence against children in all settings.
This resulted in a number of good practices that remain to be further documented and disseminated. However...
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28/05/2012
Dear Friends,
The child representatives from the eight SAARC countries assembled together in Colombo, Sri Lanka form 26th to 30th May 2012, for the south Asia follow up regional consultation to discuss and share experiences on the UN Study on Violence Against Children which was organized and showcased by the SAIEVAC secretariat and hosted by the government of Sri Lanka.
All...
SRSG Newsletter 2
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30/09/2011
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01/09/2011
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01/08/2011
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29/04/2011
Care and justice systems
" La violencia contra la niñez es una violación de derechos humanos. Aunque puede manifestarse en diversas formas, en cada caso compromete el goce de los derechos del niño y menoscaba su dignidad y su desarrollo, al mismo tiempo acarrea un costo social dramático.
La violencia contra la niñez en el sistema de justicia juvenil no es diferente. Pero este es también un ámbito en donde ocurren algunas de las más graves formas de...
SRSG Newsletter 1
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19/01/2011
October 2010 - January 2011
- Marrakesh Declaration
- Beijing Declaration
- South Asian Initiative to End Violence Against Children (SAIEVAC)
- Cooperation for Child Rights in the Asia-Pacific Region
- Follow up to Brazil World Congress against Sexual Exploitation
- COE Campaign to Stop Sexual...
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08/05/2010