SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 23

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Document type
SRSG report
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Around the world, countless numbers of girls and boys fall victim to harmful practices. Often violent in nature, these practices compromise the development and education of the child, have serious and long-lasting health and psychological consequences, and may result in disability or death. At the same time, positive experiences have led to the successful abandonment of these practices and a lasting commitment by concerned communities to prevent their occurrence and safeguard the protection of children's rights.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Education
  • Harmful Practices
Person(s) affected
  • Boys
  • Children
  • Girls
Year
2013
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Other
Paragraph number
23