SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 29
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Violence against children remains pervasive and concealed and continues to affect millions of children in all stages of development. In early childhood its impact is often irreversible, damaging the development of the brain, compromising children's physical and mental health, and in serious cases leading to disability and death. As children grow up, the cumulative exposure to various manifestations of violence often becomes a continuum, spilling over from one context to another, spreading across a child's life cycle and at times persisting across generations.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children