SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 56

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Document type
SRSG report
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Adolescent boys are at high risk of homicide as a result of participation in violence-prone activities, such as street fighting, street crime, gang membership and possession of weapons. For girls, the incidence of inter-partner violence is particularly high, and in many nations, family-related homicide is the major cause of female deaths.
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)
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Adolescents
  • Boys
  • Families
  • Girls
Year
2013
Paragraph type
Other
Paragraph number
56