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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 58
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- Migration can aggravate such a situation. In affected countries, many children live with only one or without any parent and in many cases deprivation is pervasive, with high rates of child poverty and limited access to social services to prevent and respond to violent incidents.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 44
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- One of the lessons from the Millennium Development Goal process is that, despite important progress made, countries affected by violence tend to lag behind. In these countries there is a higher risk of poverty and malnourishment, higher levels of child mortality, poorer health and higher rates of children out of school.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 81
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- Third, violence does not take place in a vacuum. Indeed, children's vulnerability, as well as genuine opportunities for preventing violence and for responding to it are strongly affected by such important factors as poverty and vulnerability, climate change and natural disasters, and armed violence and organized crime.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Poverty
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2012
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 56
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- Violence associated with gangs, including extortion, physical violence, homicides and disappearances, has a shattering effect on childhood and adolescence. It compromises access to education and health services, recreation and social support; it is associated with lower levels of school enrolment and retention and higher levels of poverty; and it aggravates the risk of domestic violence and the vulnerability of children.
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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
- Children
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 50
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- Violence compromises social progress and is often associated with poor rule of law, weak law enforcement, high levels of organized crime and homicide rates, and also with a culture of impunity. For children, violence goes hand in hand with deprivation, with high risks of poor health, poor school performance and long-term welfare dependency.
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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
- Children
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 28
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- Violence compromises social progress. It is often associated with poor rule of law and weak enforcement, high levels of organized crime and homicide rates, and a culture of impunity. For children, violence goes hand in hand with deprivation, high risks of poor health, poor school performance and long-term welfare dependency, and hampers the enjoyment of their rights.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Poverty
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 27
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- One lesson from the past years has been that, despite important progress made in the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, countries affected by violence tend to lag behind: in these countries, there is a higher risk of poverty and malnourishment, higher levels of child mortality, and higher rates of children out of school.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 22
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- The most vulnerable children are at the greatest risk of violence, including girls, children with disabilities, children who migrate, children who are confined to institutions, and children whose poverty and social exclusion expose them to deprivation, to neglect and, at times, to the inherent dangers of life on the streets.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Poverty
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 59
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- This situation is at times aggravated by the impact of migration. As highlighted during the Special Representative's visit to El Salvador, in June 2013, 40 per cent of Salvadoran children live with only one or even without any parent, as a result of migration or abandonment by their family. In many cases, deprivation is the norm at home, with one in every two children living in poverty, and with limited access to social services of quality to prevent and respond to violence.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Movement
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 57
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- Violence associated with gang violence, including extortion, physical violence, homicides and disappearances, dramatically hamper childhood and adolescent development. It compromises access to education and health services, recreation and social support, and is associated with lower levels of school enrolment and retention, and higher levels of poverty. In turn, deprivation aggravates the risk of increased levels of domestic violence and children's vulnerability.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Poverty
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Adolescents
- Children
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 107
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- Lethal violence and lack of security also compromise human development, being associated with higher levels of poverty and hunger, lower primary education enrolment and higher infant mortality rates. This pattern compromises the safeguard of children's safety and wellbeing, contributes to increased levels of domestic violence and may disrupt access to health services, education and social support, deepening children's vulnerability and deprivation.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 103
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- Uncertainty associated with displacement, reduced options to escape hardship and pressing needs to secure survival and generate family income are some important factors behind violence, psychosocial distress, sexual abuse and the economic exploitation of children. Weakened protection in times of disaster, such as floods or earthquakes, may increase children's vulnerability to abandonment, sale or trafficking and place adolescents at increased risk of recruitment into gang activity and urban violence.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Poverty
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Adolescents
- Children
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 95
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- The relationship between poverty and violence is multifaceted and also strongly interconnected. Humiliation, bullying, stigmatization and exploitation are frequent components of the daily life of children growing up in poverty. Violence and deprivation have a cumulative impact on their development, with high risks of poor health, poor school performance and long-term welfare dependency.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 94
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- Children are at the heart of the Millennium Declaration and Development Goals. Progress in their achievement contributes to a protective and safe environment for children and is essential for children's harmonious development; at the same time, violence remains a serious factor which hampers the effective attainment of the goals, especially for the most excluded children, including as a result of poverty, disability, HIV or gender.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Poverty
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 93
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- Moreover, this process has made clear that violence does not take place in a vacuum. Indeed, as addressed in the sections below, children's vulnerability, as well as genuine opportunities for violence prevention and responses, is strongly impacted by factors such as poverty and vulnerability, climate change and natural disasters, and armed violence and organized crime.
- Body
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Gender
- Poverty
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 95
- Paragraph text
- Lethal violence and lack of security also compromise human development, being associated with higher levels of poverty and hunger, lower primary education enrolment and higher infant mortality rates. This pattern compromises the safeguard of children's safety and well-being, contributes to increased levels of domestic violence, and may disrupt access to health services, education and social support, deepening children's vulnerability and deprivation.
- Body
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2012
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 91
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- Uncertainty associated with displacement, reduced options for escaping hardship and pressing needs to ensure survival and generate family income are some important factors behind violence, psychosocial distress, sexual abuse and the economic exploitation of children. Weakened protection in times of disaster, such as floods or earthquakes, may increase children's vulnerability to abandonment, sale or trafficking, and place adolescents at increased risk of recruitment into gang activity and urban violence.
- Body
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Poverty
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Adolescents
- Children
- Year
- 2012
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 83
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- The relationship between poverty and violence is multifaceted and strongly interconnected. Humiliation, bullying, stigmatization and exploitation are frequent components of the daily life of children growing up in poverty. Violence and deprivation have a cumulative impact on their development, with high risks of poor health, poor school performance and long-term welfare dependency.
- Body
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2012
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 82
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- Children are at the heart of the Millennium Declaration and Development Goals. Progress in their achievement contributes to a protective and safe environment for children, within which children can develop to their full potential. At the same time, violence remains a serious factor hampering the effective attainment of the Goals, especially for the most marginalized children, including those marginalized as a result of poverty, disability, HIV infection or gender.
- Body
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2012
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 40
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- Achieving the Sustainable Development Goal targets, especially those related to ending poverty and child labour, addressing gender inequality and harmful practices and promoting health and education, access to justice and accountable and inclusive institutions, will help to reduce the risk of violence in children's lives and provide effective responses for victims. Conversely, failing to end violence against children will compromise social progress and the realization of the vision of sustainable development.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Poverty
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 99
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- Poverty and violence also shape the life of the majority of children affected by HIV and AIDS. The pandemic has stripped away traditional social support networks and is associated with a higher risk of social exclusion, stigma and discrimination, school dropout and limited access to information and treatment, while paving the way to enhanced risks of violence. In turn, rape, intimate partner violence and sexual abuse, as well as harmful practices including child and forced marriage, increase the risk of exposure to HIV infection.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 97
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- Children growing up in poverty are less likely to access basic social services of quality or benefit from effective preventive initiatives or protection mechanisms. This is a particularly acute problem for children living or working on the street, who often struggle to survive in unhealthy and violent public spaces where crime is rampant and protection hardly available and who are at risk of enduring ill-treatment by the authorities or being criminalized for survival behaviours, including truancy and begging.
- Body
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 87
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- Poverty and violence also shape the life of the majority of children affected by HIV and AIDS. The pandemic has stripped away traditional social support networks and is associated with a higher risk of social exclusion, stigma and discrimination, school dropout and limited access to information and treatment, while paving the way to enhanced risks of violence. In turn, rape, intimate partner violence and sexual abuse, as well as harmful practices, including child and forced marriage, increase the risk of exposure to HIV infection.
- Body
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2012
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 85
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- Children growing up in poverty are less likely to access basic social services of quality or to benefit from effective preventive initiatives or protection mechanisms. This is a particularly acute problem for children living or working on the street, who often struggle to survive in unhealthy, hazardous and violent public spaces where crime is rampant and protection hardly available, and who are at risk of enduring ill-treatment by the authorities or being criminalized for survival behaviour, including truancy and begging.
- Body
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Poverty
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2012
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 96
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- Poverty, vulnerability and economic hardship are factors of stress in the community and the home, generating higher incidence of violence, including domestic violence. As families struggle to meet their basic needs, children may be pressed to drop out from school to contribute to household income; girls may be placed at risk of involvement in hazardous economic activities, including domestic service, begging and sexual exploitation, or forced to marry - the risk of getting married before 18 years is three times higher amongst poor girls.
- Body
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Poverty
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Girls
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 84
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- Poverty, vulnerability and economic hardship are factors of stress in the community and in the home, generating a higher incidence of violence, including domestic violence. As families struggle to meet their basic needs, children may be pressed to drop out from school to contribute to household income; girls may be placed at risk of involvement in hazardous economic activities, including domestic service, begging and sexual exploitation; or forced to marry, the risk of getting married before the age of 18 being three times higher among poor girls.
- Body
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Poverty
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Girls
- Year
- 2012
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2017, para. 38
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- The 2017 high-level political forum will provide an important platform to assess progress in the protection of children from violence under the theme "Eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world". The in-depth reviews at the high-level political forum of the Sustainable Development Goals on ending poverty, ensuring healthy lives and achieving gender equality will provide a critical reflection of how far States have come in ensuring a protective environment to offset the multiple, and often interconnected, vulnerabilities faced by children. For target 16.2 and the other violence-related targets, the 2017 voluntary national reviews are an important opportunity to highlight good practices, identify challenges and lessons learned, and renew commitments and the provision of reliable resources towards ending all forms of violence against children.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Poverty
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 69
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- Governments often lack the resources or capacity to deal with uncontrolled urbanization, or the explosion of informal slums created by migration from poor rural areas to cities. Communities with high concentrations of low-income families tend to have high levels of residential instability, making it difficult for people to develop strong social ties and support networks. Areas lacking basic services, where there is little or no formal institutional presence, become very unsafe. Cities with high levels of economic inequality and endemic poverty are often affected by insecurity, political tension and instability, leading to increased fear and violence, compromising the safety and well-being of children, while deepening their vulnerability and deprivation. That creates a fertile environment for illegal markets, illicit access to weapons and the emergence of criminal gangs.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Movement
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 70
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- Widespread poverty and weak State structures compromise children's social and legal protection and enhance the vulnerability of potential victims. In poorer countries, children who have access to the Internet without adult guidance and supervision, for instance in cybercafes, may be particularly vulnerable to online solicitation and their economic situation may pressure them into accepting risky propositions. Moreover, parental knowledge and awareness of the online risks children face may be lacking, limiting further the support and protection those children receive. The generational divide has become increasingly apparent in poorer urban areas and rural neighbourhoods, in low- and middle-income countries.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 35
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- The third message strongly conveyed by children was that violence constitutes not only a crucial priority that the post-2015 development agenda should specifically address, but also a cross-cutting concern that other development goals need to take into consideration. Thus, while placing special emphasis on the role of education in preventing and addressing violence, they highlighted the fact that violence is widespread in schools, compromising child development and well-being. Violence prevention was a dimension that, in their view, public health systems should consider. Violence was equally felt to undermine gender equality and empowerment, and social practices and beliefs compromise girls' confidence and ability to report incidents of violence, at times leading to school dropout. Moreover, children recognized that violence and poverty are closely related and both can lead to high risks of poor child health, failing school performance, social exclusion and welfare dependency.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Poverty
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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