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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2010, para. 20
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- Even in countries where harmful practices persist behind deeply entrenched traditions, the legislative process has provided opportunities to involve community and religious leaders, parliamentarians, professional associations, academic institutions and grass-roots organizations, and engage communities concerned. Bridging international standards, policy action and local values, and motivating change from within, legislation has been supported as the fruit of true conviction, gaining traction as a genuine deterrent with preventive effect.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
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- SRSG report
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- Harmful Practices
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
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- Year
- 2010
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2010, para. 33
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- The Fourth Milestones meeting was devoted to "Boosting global violence prevention" and drew high-level participation and expertise from across regions. Those attending the meeting benefited from hearing about new evidence on effective interventions to prevent interpersonal violence and reflected on lessons from a wide range of country-level initiatives, which provided inspiring examples of data-driven and evidence-based violence prevention in action.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
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- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Health
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
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- N.A.
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- 2010
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2010, para. 40
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- Collaboration with special procedures of the Human Rights Council has been equally important. The Special Representative's participation, soon after her appointment, in their sixteenth annual meeting in 2009 was particularly useful in promoting the sharing of information, the identification of good practices and the cross-fertilization of experiences, as well as in prompting the consideration of mutually supportive activities for violence prevention and elimination.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
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- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2010
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2010, para. 44
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- The Special Representative was associated with the dissemination of this research, which addresses a priority dimension of her mandate and provides a sound basis to raise awareness of this phenomenon, to promote positive non-violent alternatives and to inform policies and actions for violence prevention and responses.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
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- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
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- N.A.
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- 2010
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2010, para. 52
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- The Special Representative's participation, in March 2010, in the meeting of the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights provided a valuable occasion to discuss ways of benefiting from the experience and advice of these strategic partners in the development of the Human Rights Council's report.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
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- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2010
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2010, para. 56
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- With high-level participation and expertise from across regions, the meeting provided an excellent platform to present new evidence on interventions to prevent interpersonal violence and reflect on lessons from a wide range of country-level initiatives.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
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- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2010
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2010, para. 66
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- Collaboration with special procedures of the Human Rights Council has been equally important. The Special Representative participated in their annual meetings in 2009 and 2010, which were particularly useful for information-sharing, for the identification of good practices and the cross-fertilization of experiences, and for the identification of mutually supportive activities for violence prevention and elimination.
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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
- All
- Year
- 2010
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2010, para. 87
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- Building upon these significant developments, the Special Representative gave priority attention to strengthening institutional collaboration with regional institutions and organizations, aiming at the promotion of information-sharing and cross-fertilization of experiences, the scaling-up of positive initiatives, and the development of evidence-based approaches to overcome challenges and influence progress within and across regions.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2010
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2011, para. 5a
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- [The recommendations of the United Nations study provide a navigation chart to accelerate and monitor progress in violence prevention and responses. In view of their particular urgency, the study identified time-bound targets for three recommendations. For this reason, these are also the areas to which the Special Representative gives special attention, namely:] The development in each State of a national comprehensive strategy to prevent and respond to all forms of violence;
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2011
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2011, para. 50
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- Education has a unique potential to create a positive environment in which attitudes condoning violence can be changed and non-violent behaviour can be learned. Schools are well placed to break patterns of violence and to provide skills that enable people to communicate, negotiate and support peaceful solutions to conflicts. This is possible at all stages of life, especially early childhood, when initiatives can decisively improve the development of talents and abilities, reduce marginalization and associated risks of violence, and promote access to school and educational achievement. An environment free of violence in all its forms is also instrumental to promoting the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, in particular to ensure universal primary education for all and to eliminate gender disparities in education.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
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- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2011
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2011, para. 69
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- Sound data and research are urgently needed in this field. Without reliable data, national planning is undermined, effective policymaking and resource mobilization are hampered, and targeted interventions are limited in their ability to address and prevent violence in schools.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2011
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2011, para. 112
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- Ensuring sound support and predictable funding has been essential for promoting progress on this strategic agenda and for the effective and independent fulfilment of the Special Representative's mandate.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
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- 2011
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2011, para. 119
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- Encouraged by the wide expression of support for the global campaign for universal ratification, which is rooted in significant commitments undertaken by the international community, the Special Representative will continue to actively promote the achievement of this goal.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2011
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 10
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- At the regional level, strong political commitments were made, and governance structures established in support of the follow-up to the recommendations of the Study. In some cases, a roadmap and a monitoring mechanism are in place to capture change, disseminate good practices and galvanize national efforts.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2012
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 22
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- There is limited evidence concerning the extent, impact and risks of violence, and the underlying social norms and attitudes that perpetuate its existence. Too often, data collected are not analysed, disseminated or used to shape policy and implement action, and insights into what works in the areas of prevention and response fail to be taken into consideration when decisions are being taken and resource allocations considered.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2012
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 24
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- A general legal prohibition of violence must be reinforced and complemented by detailed provisions in specific pieces of legislation, both to address distinct forms of violence, such as sexual abuse and exploitation, bullying, trafficking, corporal punishment or harmful traditional practices, and to tackle violence in different settings, including schools, care and justice institutions, the community and the home. It is critical to develop laws and regulations in all relevant fields to give full meaning to the prohibition, to establish procedures for reporting, referral and investigation, to secure the protection of victims and witnesses, impose effective sanctions to those found responsible, and to fight impunity. Both these approaches, comprehensive and specific, are therefore needed and in fact mutually reinforcing.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
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- Year
- 2012
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 53
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- More than 100 Governments submitted contributions to the Global Survey. Overall, these paint an insightful picture of significant national legal, policy and institutional developments, and of positive experiences, current gaps and priority areas of concern.
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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
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2012
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 65
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- Responses to the survey also confirm that the adoption of legislation banning the use of violence as a form of punishment or sentencing is gaining momentum, with more than 60 per cent of the responding States mentioning having in place a legal prohibition of inhuman sentencing, including life imprisonment and capital punishment. More than 20 per cent of responding States report having a comprehensive ban on corporal punishment in all settings in place and over 50 per cent a partial prohibition.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2012
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 75
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- In most cases, information is obtained from broad categories, such as domestic violence, or limited to a few areas, such as crime, with limited disaggregation on the basis of gender, age, social origin or disability.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2012
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 77
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- Two other major gaps are identified by the responses: lack of resources; and lack of clear definitions and monitoring tools and indicators. These factors hamper the collection of timely, reliable and disaggregated data, the monitoring of progress, and the evaluation of the cost-effectiveness and impact of interventions.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2012
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 94
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- Poor rule of law and weak law enforcement performance facilitate the use of small arms, which in turn is associated with higher levels of homicide and organized crime and paves the way to a culture of impunity and increased levels of violence.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2012
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 99
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- But beyond the cost to each individual victim, violence has serious costs for households, communities and national economies. As noted in a WHO study, meeting the direct costs of health, criminal justice, and social welfare responses to violence diverts many billions of dollars from more constructive societal spending. The much larger indirect costs of violence due to lost productivity and lost investment in education work together to slow economic development, increase socioeconomic inequality, and erode human and social capital. Investing in the prevention of violence is therefore of critical importance, not only as a question of human rights and good governance but also of good economics.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2012
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 104
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- The wide expression of support for the global campaign for the universal ratification of the Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the progress achieved are evidence of the value of this joint United Nations initiative. The year 2012 can become a milestone in the achievement of universal ratification and the Special Representative will continue to give priority attention to this goal. In view of the General Assembly's adoption of the Optional Protocol on a communications procedure, efforts will also be directed towards its swift signature and entry into force.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2012
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 110
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- The Special Representative looks forward to continuing to collaborate closely with Member States and all other stakeholders in the further strengthening of this crucial agenda to help build a world where violence has no place.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
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- SRSG report
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
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- 2012
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 8
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- Violence and deprivation are strongly interconnected and pave the way towards high risk of poor health, poor school performance and long-term welfare dependency. But beyond the cost to each individual victim, violence has 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)
- Poverty
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
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- Year
- 2013
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 52
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- The Economic and Social Council adopted basic principles on the use of restorative justice, encouraging the development of mediation, conciliation, conferencing and sentencing circles as an effective alternative to formal criminal justice mechanisms.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2013
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 67
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- Responses to the survey also confirm that the adoption of legislation banning the use of violence as a form of punishment or sentencing is gaining momentum, with more than 60 per cent of the responding States mentioning having in place a legal prohibition of inhuman sentencing, including life imprisonment and capital punishment. More than 20 per cent of responding States have a comprehensive ban on corporal punishment in all settings in place and over 50 per cent a partial prohibition.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2013
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 78
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- A scarcity of resources and a lack of clear definitions, monitoring tools and indicators remain additional challenges. These factors hamper the collection of timely, reliable and disaggregated data, the monitoring of progress and the evaluation of the cost-effectiveness and impact of interventions. Investment in this area remains vital to support effective action.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2013
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 79
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- As the Study recognizes, progress in violence prevention and elimination is strongly dependent on the effectiveness of efforts designed to strengthen a widely shared culture of non-violence and overcome the social acceptance of violence.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2013
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 89
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- Many governmental responses highlighted that gender equality is established as a fundamental principle in the national constitution or specific legislation; in some cases there is a policy to promote gender equality and equity, or legislation to address specific manifestations of gender-based violence.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2013
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