SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2017, para. 23
Paragraphe
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Violence leaves long-lasting scars on children's lives, and often has irreversible consequences on their development and well-being and for their opportunities to thrive later in life. It also weakens the very foundation of social progress, generating huge costs for society, slowing economic development and eroding States' human and social capital. But through enhanced cooperation, and with serious investment in proven strategies for violence prevention, violence can become a thing of the distant past.
Status juridique
Non-negotiated soft law
Organe
Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children