SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 51
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In early childhood, the impact of violence 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 children's life cycle and 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