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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2017, para. 46
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- The past few years have witnessed growing numbers of children and adolescents on the move, alone or with their families, within and across countries. In 2015, children constituted more than half of the total refugee population, and more than 100,000 asylum claims were lodged by unaccompanied or separated children. More often than not, a child's decision to leave home is an escape strategy to secure safety and protection; to reach a safe haven from political instability, conflict, natural disasters, violence and exploitation. For children on the move, especially those who travel unaccompanied or separated from their families, violence infuses daily life and is often part of a continuum. Fear and insecurity are widespread, and impunity prevails. During a recent country visit by the Special Representative, children repeatedly told her that life was unfair and that they saw their neighbourhood as a ghetto of hopelessness, lawlessness and fear.
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2017, para. 11
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- In his report on protecting children from bullying (A/71/213), the Secretary-General addressed this question in detail, presenting important findings from an online opinion poll promoted by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in cooperation with the Office of the Special Representative. More than 100,000 children and adolescents were surveyed and 9 out of 10 considered that bullying was a problem; two thirds reported that they had been victims and one third of these children had told no one.
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 74
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- There are many reasons why images intended for private consumption may be more widely disseminated. There may be an explicit intention to harm the individual in question, or those involved may be unaware of the implications of their actions, or the perceived anonymity of the online environment encourages adolescents to act in ways they would not in face-to-face interactions. In any case, once online, such images or material are particularly difficult to delete.
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 61
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- The process is exacerbated by weak rule of law, poor law enforcement, corruption and a generalized fear of retaliation, resulting in crimes going unreported, low numbers of convictions and a profound sense of impunity. That pattern is particularly serious when children and adolescents are subject to State violence, carried out by law enforcement agents or by private security guards acting with the consent or tolerance of government entities. Enforced disappearances, extrajudicial executions, torture or arbitrary detention make it particularly hard for those children to access effective child protection mechanisms, seek redress and combat impunity. That only deepens the fear that prevents many victims from reporting violence and increases their lack of confidence in the justice system.
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 76
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- Home to socially excluded children and young people, gangs may begin as unsupervised adolescent peer groups, but some become institutionalized in neighbourhoods, ghettos and prisons.
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 24
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- The Special Representative remains strongly committed to promoting the dissemination and implementation of the Model Strategies across regions. The Pan-American Child and Adolescent Congress, organized in December 2014 in Brazil, offered one such opportunity to promote their implementation through the Organization of American States.
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 117
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- Children are particularly vulnerable to those intertwined forms of violence, both as victims and witnesses. While adolescent boys may be at risk of physical aggression and homicide owing to their participation in street fighting, gang membership, possession of arms and manipulation by organized crime networks, girls are more likely to endure violence in the private sphere, in particular sexual violence, which is often associated with shame, fear and distrust.
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 60
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- Public fear of gang violence and youth crime fuels the perception of children as a danger, rather than as being at risk, and mass media stigmatization helps to foster tolerance of institutionalized violence against them. In turn, that generates societal pressure to criminalize children and adolescents, lower minimum ages of criminal responsibility and impose longer prison sentences.
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 28
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- Over the past year, significant strides have been made in the process of consolidating regional commitments. In the Americas, the twenty-first Pan-American Child and Adolescent Congress of the Organization of American States on the theme of "Childhood: building environments of peace," hosted by the Government of Brazil, was devoted to the protection of children from violence, including in the context of juvenile justice, and from sexual exploitation. The Congress reiterated the commitment of the continent to using the United Nations study on violence against children as an indispensable reference for action, including securing strong national laws, plans and programmes; mobilizing adequate resources; consolidating data; strengthening awareness-raising initiatives; and greater investment in violence prevention.
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 72
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- The direct effects of armed violence in the community include physical injuries and psychological harm, as well as deaths. Homicides have a young face. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, homicide claims some 36,000 children under the age of 15 each year (8 per cent of all victims) and about 43 per cent of all homicides are of adolescents and young people aged between 15 and 29. Overall, 40 per cent of homicides are from firearms; however among children and youths killed in the Americas that figure is almost 70 per cent. As regards non-lethal injuries, it is estimated that for every youth homicide, between 20 and 40 young people receive hospital treatment for violence.
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 63
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- Younger children are particularly concerned about risks related to the online content they may encounter. As they get older, they become more concerned by contact and conduct risks linked to the use of social networking sites. Adolescents may face unusually high risks of exposure to harmful material and cyberbullying. A considerable proportion of the victims of online sexual abuse are children under the age of 12.
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 64
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- Gender differences also influence how children use ICTs and perceive and respond to online risks. In Europe, boys appear more bothered by online violence than girls, while girls are more concerned with contact-related risks. Teenage girls are slightly more likely to receive nasty or hurtful messages online than teenage boys.
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 55
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- Adolescent boys are at high risk of homicide because they are more prone to participating in activities such as street fighting, street crime, gang membership and possession of weapons. For girls, the greatest risk is violence from intimate partners.
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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2015, para. 21
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- The Special Representative underlines the continuing importance of efforts to protect education in conflict situations, such as the dedication of the Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, the work of the United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education, the No Lost Generation initiative by the United Nations and its partners for children affected by the conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic, the Oslo Summit on Education for Development, the Incheon Declaration, the planned data hub project by Protect Education in Insecurity and Conflict on global attacks on education, and the Children of Peace initiative of the European Union. With 39 million children and adolescents deprived of education owing to conflict and internal and cross-border displacement, however, those efforts are only a small step towards the goal of safeguarding universal education for those affected by conflict.
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 81
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- The drugs trade typically uses children and adolescents for the most dangerous activities, such as monitoring territory, the transport and retail sale of drugs, or theft. Some children may end up being associated with criminal activities, including human trafficking, kidnapping and extortion and contract killings. Boys and girls may participate in human trafficking from an early age, as guides, lookouts or informants. Thereafter, they may be required to take care of safe houses and prevent escapes and later they may be armed and become involved in more dangerous tasks.
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 116
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- The participatory dimension of restorative justice gives adolescents the opportunity to take responsibility in a constructive and forward-looking way and is associated with positive results. In fact, those participating in restorative programmes show fewer tendencies towards antisocial behaviour and lower rates of recidivism. They are also less likely to become involved with gangs and are therefore at lower risk of becoming victims of gun or gang violence, which in many countries is a matter of life or death.
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 48
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- In response to those concerns, in October 2014 the Special Representative published a thematic report on the topic, which was informed by an expert consultation and available research, and built upon consultations held with children and adolescents. It calls for an inclusive, safe and empowering digital agenda that strikes the right balance between ensuring that children benefit from the potential offered by ICTs while enjoying safety and effective online protection.
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 46
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- Concern about the role of ICTs in generating violence against children has been growing in recent years. In 2006, the United Nations Study on Violence Against Children acknowledged that "the Internet and other developments of communication technologies … appear to be associated with an increased risk of sexual exploitation of children, as well as other forms of violence" (A/61/299, para. 77). The third World Congress against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents, held in 2008 in Brazil, reaffirmed that concern.
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 139
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- The Special Representative will continue to mobilize support to consolidate those important efforts and in 2015, will place special emphasis on the following topics: ensuring violence against children remains a distinct concern on the global development agenda; reinforcing the protection of children from online sexual abuse; strengthening action for the prevention of violence in early childhood; and promoting the protection of children and adolescents affected by community and armed violence and organized crime.
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 118
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- According to UNICEF, one in three adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 worldwide have been the victims of emotional, physical or sexual violence committed by their husbands or partners at some point in their lives. Taking place behind closed doors, incidents of violence are often associated with a culture of silence that inhibits girls from speaking out, from seeking help, accessing justice and bringing perpetrators to justice.
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 80
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- Children and adolescents in vulnerable situations are easy targets for transnational crime organizations dealing with stolen vehicles or goods, weapons, drugs, metals or persons. Occupying subordinate roles, the youngsters are seen as disposable labour and exposed to a high risk of violence.
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 65
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- The consumption of alcohol and drugs can affect cognitive and physical function, mental health, self-control and the ability to assess risks. Impulsivity may increase, putting consumers at higher risk of resorting to violence in confrontations. An impaired ability to recognize warning signs in potentially dangerous situations can make them easy targets for perpetrators of violence. Experiencing or witnessing violence can lead to the harmful use of alcohol as a way of coping or self medicating. According to a World Health Organization (WHO) study in 2014, 34.1 per cent of adolescents (15-19 years old) drink alcohol; in the Americas and Europe the numbers rise to 52 per cent and 69.5 per cent respectively. Another WHO report in 2006 indicated that alcohol was a contributor to 26 per cent of the years of life lost to homicide among males and 16 per cent for females.
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 79
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- Research on gangs in Honduras has shed some light on factors that lead adolescents to join or leave a gang. Joining a gang is more likely for a young person whose parents are absent for economic reasons, including as a result of migration, and for whom no other authority figure has stepped in. In one group studied, gang members who had lost their parents saw the gang as a replacement family. In another group, gang members were far more driven by financial reasons, regarding the leader as the boss of the business. Overall, the most common reasons for leaving the gang were the birth of a first child, concern about damage being caused to family members, the opportunity to move to a different neighbourhood, commitment to the community and having a spiritual experience.
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 84
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- That approach has led to the increasing severity of criminal penalties, the lowering of the minimum age of criminal responsibility and criminalization of the lower levels of illegal organizations, where the involvement of marginalized children and teenagers is concentrated. Young offenders tend to be incarcerated in overcrowded detention centres, at times together with adults, risking engagement with criminal gangs which control their communities beyond the prison walls. Rather than enhancing prevention, this leads to greater violence.
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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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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 106
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- Any online safety initiatives aimed at children, and adolescents in particular, must recognize their crucial role in this process. Children master ICTs with ease but they need to gain skills and confidence, to feel reassured when they explore the borders of the digital universe and when they encounter issues of concern.
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 76
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- According to significant research conducted in Europe by EU Kids Online, more than 70 per cent of children 9 to 16 years old use the Internet; in some countries this figure rises to more than 90 per cent. In a recent survey conducted with adolescents in nine countries in Latin America, the vast majority recognized the potential of the Internet for enjoying access to cultural activities, supporting their studies and carrying out group work for school through virtual connections; and significantly, more than 80 per cent considered quality access to the Internet as a fundamental human right. As many of them highlighted, "technology is not bad; it depends on the use one makes of it".
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 131
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- The Special Representative will continue to mobilize support to consolidate these important efforts and will address priority areas of concern. They include violence against children as a distinct concern in the global development agenda, prevention of violence in early childhood, and protection of children and adolescents affected by community and armed violence and organized crime.
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 102
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- Another emerging concern is the association of children and adolescents with cybercrime. This may include young men's engagement in computer-related financial fraud, or the use of ICTs to facilitate illicit behaviour that may result in violence against themselves or others. For example, in the context of youth gangs, sexual images exchanged on mobile phones may become "currency" for gang members, and mobile phones can be used to exert control over others and the commission of violent acts, including sexual violence. With the increasing engagement of organized criminal groups in cybercrime activities, there is a real risk that young people may become drawn into online criminal activities, driven by bravado, attracted by promises of economic gain, or compelled by threats or coercion.
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- 2014
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 51
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- During the General Assembly in 2012, the Special Representative organized a follow-up round table with representatives from South and Central America and the Caribbean. The meeting included the participation of young advocates representing networks of children and adolescents in the region and was marked by the launch of the regional analytical mappings conducted in South and Central America and the child-friendly version of the South American roadmap.
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- 2013
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