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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2017, para. 53
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- Time and time again, children on the move experience fear, anxiety, panic, depression, sleep disorders, mental health problems, increased risk of self-harm and an aggravated sense of hopelessness, with a severe impact on their development and well-being. These children have been left very far behind. For them, the ambitious vision of the 2030 Agenda seems distant and illusory.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2017
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2017, para. 5
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- The year was also marked by the adoption by the World Health Assembly of resolution WHA69.5, in which the Assembly endorsed the World Health Organization (WHO) global plan of action to strengthen the role of the health system within a national multisectoral response to address interpersonal violence, in particular against women and girls, and against children. WHO also released INSPIRE, a package of evidence-based strategies to prevent and respond to violence against children. Furthermore, a global study led by ECPAT-End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking in Children for Sexual Purposes was issued to shed light on and reinforce collective efforts for the protection of children from sexual exploitation in travel and tourism. And the Terminology Guidelines for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse, adopted by an inter-agency working group meeting in Luxembourg, were released to provide conceptual clarity to actions aimed at the protection of children, close legal loopholes and address misinterpretations that may put their safety at risk .
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2017
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2017, para. 98
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- Violence compromises all children's rights. It goes hand in hand with deprivation and high risks of poor health, poor school performance and long-term welfare dependency. In early childhood, the impact of violence is often irreversible. As children grow, cumulative exposure to manifestations of violence becomes a bleak continuum, spreading across children's life cycle and, at times, persisting across generations.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2017
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 103
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- To address these concerns, urgent measures are needed. First, it is crucial to empower children with easily understandable, age-sensitive and culturally appropriate information about their rights and relevant procedures to enable them to exercise their right to be heard and to benefit from effective remedies and services for their protection, recovery and reintegration. Moreover, it is indispensable to establish safe, child- and gender-sensitive counselling, complaints and reporting mechanisms to which children can easily gain access to address any incidents of violence or other grievances.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2016
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 20
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- As implementation of the 2030 Agenda starts, countless children are already being left behind. This includes children deprived of their liberty. Children in vulnerable situations, including those who have run away from domestic violence, those who live on the street and those who are victims of trafficking, prostitution, organized crime or conflict situations are at special risk; still others may end up in detention as a result of mental health and drug abuse, or because of their status as migrants or asylum seekers.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 113
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- As a measure of last resort, deprivation of liberty should never be used as a response to a non-existent or weak national child protection system. When in exceptional circumstances children are lawfully deprived of liberty, their right to challenge the legality of the deprivation of their liberty before a court and to a prompt decision thereon should be respected. The length of their placement must be clearly determined at the time of the decision, and non-custodial alternatives should be strengthened at all stages of the proceedings, including through restorative justice approaches. Moreover, restriction of a child's right to liberty can never be used as a justification for restricting other rights, such as the right to physical and mental integrity, access to justice and due process, protection from discrimination and enjoyment of the rights to education, health or adequate food.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2016
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 58
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- In order to consolidate this cooperation and accelerate progress in freeing children from violence, the Special Representative organizes an annual round table with regional organizations and institutions. This high-level forum is a strategic mechanism in the framework of the United Nations to engage in policy dialogue; share knowledge and good practices; promote cross-fertilization of experiences; coordinate action and enhance synergies; identify trends and pressing challenges; and join forces to strengthen the safety and protection of children.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2016
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 46
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- As implementation of the 2030 Agenda starts, countless children are being left behind, including those deprived of their liberty. Children in vulnerable situations, including those who have run away from domestic violence, those who live on the street and those who are victims of trafficking, prostitution, organized crime or conflict situations, are at special risk. Still others may end up in detention as a result of mental health and drug abuse or because of their status as migrants or asylum seekers.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 114c
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- [To be effective, national monitoring mechanisms need to have the following:] A clear human rights mandate to prevent and address any act of torture and other form of violence, as well as to protect the rights of children deprived of liberty, including to good-quality education, adequate physical and mental health and access to due process and to legal safeguards to participate in proceedings;
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2016
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 100
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- Children's empowerment and contribution need to be at the heart of these efforts. When children are appropriately supported and given the opportunity to learn life skills that increase their confidence and resilience in the safe use of ICTs, they become the most effective agents in preventing and coping with risks, and in protecting other children.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2016
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 42
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- Children have a clear vision of the future they want for themselves and for everyone else: to enjoy a safe and healthy life, free from all forms of violence.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2015
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 87
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- Informed and engaged parents and caregivers who support and advise children on their access to the Internet and their use of ICTs create opportunities for a safer online experience. Taking time to surf cyberspace together, to guide and reassure their children, and to provide age-appropriate rules about online conduct, are crucial dimensions of that process.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2015
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 36
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- The Special Representative organizes an annual round table with regional organizations and institutions to enhance cross-regional cooperation and accelerate progress in freeing children from violence. The high-level forum has become a strategic mechanism in the framework of the United Nations to promote policy dialogue; share knowledge and good practices; facilitate cross-fertilization of experiences; coordinate efforts and enhance synergies; identify trends and pressing challenges; and join forces to strengthen children's safety and protection.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2015
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 115
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- Knowledge gaps also need to be addressed. So far, studies have focused more on problems and concerns, and less on online opportunities and the long-term consequences of risks. Few studies have been conducted in countries in middle- and low-income countries and less is known about how very young children engage with ICTs. Given that it is in those areas that change has been fastest and the need to minimize risks is particularly felt, it is there that research should be promoted further.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Youth
- Year
- 2015
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 88
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- Parents' and caregivers' own digital literacy is a key factor. They need support and advice to reduce their anxiety and to gain an understanding of the online world and of how children operate in that environment, the risks they might encounter, the harm that can potentially ensue and, crucially, the most effective ways to cope and develop their children's resilience.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2015
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 129
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- Those girls face overwhelming challenges at all stages, including significant barriers to seeking justice. Many are unaware of their rights and even fewer have access to safe, effective and child-sensitive counselling, reporting and complaints mechanisms. Furthermore, perpetrators are often people they know and trust, or on whom they depend for their survival and protection, raising additional challenges to reporting incidents and preventing the risk of reprisals.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 2015
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 52
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- Alongside their unique potential, ICTs are associated with many risks that are sometimes difficult to detect and address, including for families and caregivers. Openness and accessibility are fundamental aspects of the Internet, but therein also lie some of the greatest threats to children's safety and protection from violence.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2015
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 19
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- Younger children are at high risk of violence, especially when they are placed in residential care. They are heavily dependent on caregivers for their development and well-being, and when neglected, injured or abused, they have less ability to speak up and seek support. If they are surrounded by violence and stress, they can suffer long-lasting emotional trauma and harm to their health, including irreversible damage to brain development.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Older persons
- Youth
- Year
- 2015
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 38
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- Sexual violence continues to be surrounded by stigma and remains hidden and unreported, while children largely lack safe, accessible and child-sensitive counselling, reporting and complaint mechanisms.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2015
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 61
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- Age has a significant influence on how children operate online. Children are beginning to interact with ICTs and use the Internet at an increasingly young age. The relative simplicity of mobile devices, such as touchscreen tablets and smartphones, is making digital entertainment and Internet content available and easily used by children, including in their very early years. At the same time, younger children may be particularly vulnerable as they lack appropriate technical expertise or ability to identify risks.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Youth
- Year
- 2015
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 56
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- Most children do not report being bothered or upset going online, and most risks are encountered by a minority of children. However, when harm arises, the impact on the child can be devastating, leading to depression and generating fear, eating and sleeping disorders, aggression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and a sense of shame and guilt. That is exacerbated when multiple forms of abuse and exploitation take place simultaneously or are committed against the same victim over time.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2015
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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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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2014
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 128
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- Data and research are also of essence. Over the past years, significant studies have been conducted on children's online safety and risks. But in this fast-changing area, sound evidence is needed to inform law, policy and actions; it is crucial to gain deeper understanding of children's evolving skills, practices and concerns; and knowledge gaps need to be addressed. Indeed, studies have often focused on problems and concerns, but less on online opportunities and the long-term consequences of risks. Similarly, few studies have been conducted in countries in the South and less is known about how very young children engage with ICTs. These are areas where change has been fastest and where the need to minimize risks is particularly felt.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Youth
- Year
- 2014
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 23
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- With its serious and long-lasting consequences for children's development, health and education, violence is also associated with serious costs for households, communities and national economies.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2014
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 92
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- Hateful or otherwise harmful material. Easily accessible material available on the Internet may encourage, tacitly or explicitly, harmful attitudes and behaviour among children and adolescents. This includes information that promotes hate and discrimination on the basis of race, religion and sexual orientation, or that contributes to the hypersexualization of children. Children's exposure to online information that addresses suicide, eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia, dangerous games that put life at risk, and drug use are additional reasons for concern.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Adolescents
- Children
- Year
- 2014
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 11
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- The drafting process was conducted by an intergovernmental open-ended working group, co-chaired by the Governments of Thailand and Austria, and supported by an Inter-Agency Advisory Group composed of the Special Representative, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). These model strategies were adopted by the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in May 2014.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2014
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 97
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- Inappropriate contact and online grooming. The anonymity of much online interaction, combined with the lack of social cues that condition face-to-face interaction, facilitates inappropriate advances on the part of adults towards children online. Grooming takes place when online contact with children involves premeditated behaviour intended to secure their trust and cooperation with the intention of engaging in sexual conduct.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Harmful Practices
- Health
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2014
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 20
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- Institutionalized cooperation and coordination is key for any successful crime prevention programme (see para. 23). For this reason, these new standards promote close cooperation between child protection, child welfare, health and education services, law enforcement and criminal justice agencies.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2014
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 110
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- But for this to happen, parents and caregivers need support and advice to reduce anxiety and to gain understanding of the online world and of how children operate in this environment, the risks they might encounter, the harm that can potentially ensue and, crucially, the most effective ways to cope and develop children's resilience.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2014
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 88
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- A degree of risk is inherent in the use of ICTs, but the risk does not inevitably translate to harm for children and young people. The more children engage in online activities, the more they gain skills and resilience, and become self-confident. In turn, the more skills they possess, the more opportunities they explore with greater chances to become confronted with associated risks. More skills can, however, also reduce the harm that children experience, and help children better cope with such risks.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Youth
- Year
- 2014
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