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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2012, para. 30

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[Reparations for children and the restoration of children’s rights]: Previous experience with reparations for children, either administrative or court-ordered, has been limited. Past and present initiatives provide useful lessons learned and a sense of the challenges ahead. The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, for example, was the first ad hoc and hybrid court mandated to order reparations to victims, albeit only of a collective and symbolic nature. The Special Court for Sierra Leone had no mandate to award reparations. Instead, the Government established an administrative reparations programme on the basis of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Resource limitations, however, have put a significant strain on the implementation of this reparations process. In Colombia, in the framework of the Justice and Peace Act, the Supreme Court ordered reparations to child victims of forced recruitment in the case against Freddy Rendón Herrera, alias “El Alemán”, who was accused of unlawful recruitment. The Court considered the needs and experience of each victim, in particular girls, to be different, and decided to focus on individual rehabilitation measures rather than collective material reparations.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Humanitarian
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Girls
Year
2012
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2017, para. 19

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SRSG report
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Long-standing and well-established principles of detention are also being sidelined and overlooked in the context of armed conflict. For example, in many situations children are being held together with adults, and boys are also being held together with girls. Detaining children in this way exposes them to a range of risks to their physical integrity and can have harmful consequences for their psychological development. The nomenclature regarding detention is also a serious concern, as in some instances, the use of terminology such as a "reintegration", "rehabilitation" or "deradicalization" centre has been used to circumvent the applicability of safeguards and to deny the rights of those deprived of their liberty. In this regard, the Special Representative reminds concerned Member States of the importance of adhering to the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (Beijing Rules) in all instances of the deprivation of liberty of children. In all situations, priority must also be given to maintaining family ties for children in detention, and children should also have access to educational programmes, medical care and psychological support. These provisions will aid a child's reintegration into society once he or she is released.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Humanitarian
Person(s) affected
  • Boys
  • Children
  • Girls
Year
2017
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 13

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SRSG report
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There is no time for complacency. Around the world, millions of girls and boys of all ages continue to be exposed to appalling levels of violence, in their neighbourhoods, in their schools, in institutions aimed at their care and protection and within the home.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Boys
  • Girls
Year
2016
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 26a

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SRSG report
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[The consultation highlighted the following issues:] The critical role of legislation, which constitutes a core dimension of States' accountability for the protection of children from violence and makes a decisive contribution to the abandonment of harmful practices against girls and boys by communities concerned;
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Harmful Practices
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Boys
  • Children
  • Girls
Year
2013
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2010, para. 31

Document type
SRSG report
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WHO was an active supporter of the development of the United Nations study and remains a critical partner in the process of follow-up. The organization's contribution to the initiative to prevent sexual violence against girls, mentioned above, is a meaningful illustration of such steady commitment.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Gender
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
Year
2010
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2010, para. 40

Document type
SRSG report
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It should be noted that the focus of international criminal justice and mixed tribunals specifically on crimes against children has also raised the stakes in the fight against impunity. The Special Court for Sierra Leone paved the way for sanctioning individuals for child-specific violations by including such crimes in the indictments of all the individuals charged by the Court. This includes former President of Liberia Charles Taylor on counts of recruitment and use of children. In addition, despite the challenges in the trial of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo by the International Criminal Court for recruiting and using children, that case has symbolized the will of the international community to act for children and as such has sent a powerful message to perpetrators. As this is the first case before the International Criminal Court on the issue of children and armed conflict, and having filed an amicus curiae, the Special Representative gave testimony before the Court on the need to adopt a case-by-case method in deciding on what constitutes enlistment and conscription in terms of the statute. The Special Representative urged an interpretation that would not exclude girl children, who play multiple roles in many groups, not only as combatants but as wives and domestic aides.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Humanitarian
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Girls
Year
2010
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 127

Document type
SRSG report
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As a result, countless girls end up deprived of their liberty, far away from home and family visits, and placed in units together with adult women. They may find themselves in harsh conditions, in overcrowded cells or in solitary confinement. They may be exposed to sexual violence, harassment, invasive body searches and humiliating treatment by staff in detention centres. In some countries, girls may face inhuman sentencing, including flogging, stoning and capital punishment.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Women
Year
2015
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 119

Document type
SRSG report
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As the international community reviews progress in the implementation over the past twenty years of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, including the protection of girls from discrimination and violence, it is crucial to prevent and address the challenges they face when involved with the criminal justice system, as victims and witnesses of violence, and when deprived of their liberty. That is a concern the Special Representative will continue to pursue.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
Year
2015
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 41e

Document type
SRSG report
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[In some countries, important legislative initiatives have addressed violence against children with albinism and those accused of witchcraft, criminalizing harmful practices and issuing protective measures to secure children's safety and protection. Legislation is, however, insufficient to change superstition and deeply rooted beliefs. To ensure the protection of these children, the Special Representative has called for a comprehensive strategy highlighting, the following measures:] Enacting a clear legal ban against all forms of violence. In many countries, criminal legislation prohibits serious crimes, such as murder and torture. However, owing to the stigma and superstitious beliefs surrounding children with albinism or accused of witchcraft, additional legislative measures are needed to secure their effective protection. National legislation needs to include a clear and comprehensive prohibition of all forms of violence and harmful practices to protect these marginalized girls and boys, and to provide for means of redress and accountability. Clear provisions on reporting, investigation and prosecution of incidents of violence are essential to fight impunity. Information campaigns and awareness-raising initiatives, and capacity-building of relevant professionals, are equally needed to make the provisions of the law known and effectively enforced, and to overcome deep-rooted social conventions condoning violence.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Boys
  • Children
  • Girls
Year
2014
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 19

Document type
SRSG report
Paragraph text
Secondly, to prevent girls and boys from being targeted by violence or instrumentalized in criminal activities, the Model Strategies call for a strong and cohesive national child protection system, and recognize the need to address the root causes of child social exclusion and promote children's universal access to basic social services of quality (see paras. 12-17).
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Social & Cultural Rights
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Boys
  • Children
  • Girls
Year
2014
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 14

Document type
SRSG report
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Countless children involved with the criminal justice system as victims, witnesses or alleged offenders have a history of exposure to violence. At times, the criminal justice system is used as a substitute for weak or non-existent child protection systems that lead to the stigmatization and criminalization of girls and boys at risk, including those who are homeless and poor, those living or working on the street, and those who have fled home as a result of violence.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Social & Cultural Rights
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Boys
  • Children
  • Girls
Year
2014
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 82

Document type
SRSG report
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The United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-Custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules) provide an important reference in this regard as they address gender-based discrimination in the criminal justice system and call for gender-specific options for diversionary measures and the development of pretrial and sentencing alternatives for girls and women (rule 57).
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Gender
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Women
Year
2014
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 38

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SRSG report
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Firstly, it is crucial to mobilize the voice and support of leaders in all areas. In this spirit, on 20 November 2013, the International Day of the Child, the Special Representative together with other United Nations child rights experts issued a call to all Governments to include the protection from violence of all girls and boys, including the most vulnerable and marginalized, as a priority in the post-2015 agenda, and to back this commitment with firm funding.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Boys
  • Children
  • Girls
Year
2014
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 35

Document type
SRSG report
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During the period covered by the present report, important global thematic consultations were held to inform the future development agenda. In Helsinki, Monrovia and Panama City, the consultations devoted to violence and citizen security gave prominent attention to human rights and the elimination of all forms of violence. During the Panama consultation, participants specifically called for the inclusion of distinct goals to safeguard the protection of boys and girls from violence.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Gender
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Boys
  • Girls
Year
2014
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 17

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SRSG report
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As the twenty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child draws closer and discussions on the post-2015 global development agenda intensify, the report on the global survey provides strategic insight into how far the international community has come towards ensuring children's protection from violence and, crucially, what still needs to be done to give every girl and boy the opportunity of enjoying a childhood free from violence.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Boys
  • Children
  • Girls
Year
2014
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2011, para. 64

Document type
SRSG report
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In November 2010, the Special Representative met the Vice President of the European Commission, Viviane Reding. The meeting was a strategic opportunity to address areas of shared concern, including the inclusion of children's protection from violence in the above-mentioned strategy on the rights of the child, the consolidation of legislation and other actions for the protection of girls from harmful practices, and the safeguard of the rights of child victims of incidents of violence.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Girls
Year
2011
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2016, para. 77

Document type
SRSG report
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Recalling that the issue of the reintegration of children is crucial to ensure the long-term sustainability of peace and security, the Special Representative encourages the Member States concerned to take appropriate measures to reintegrate those children, giving special attention to the needs of girls. She also calls on all Member States to provide the necessary political, technical and financial support to reintegration programmes.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Movement
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Girls
Year
2016
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2015, para. 66

Document type
SRSG report
Paragraph text
Recalling that the issue of the reintegration of children is crucial to ensure the long-term sustainability of peace and security, the Special Representative encourages the Member States concerned to take appropriate measures to reintegrate those children, giving special attention to the needs of girls. She also calls on all Member States to provide the necessary political, technical and financial support to reintegration programmes.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Movement
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Girls
Year
2015
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2017, para. 76

Document type
SRSG report
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There has been progress on these issues in Malawi, including the adoption in 2015 of the Marriage, Divorce and Family Relations Act, which increased the minimum age of marriage to 18 years; the Government's commitment, in November 2016, to align the Constitution with that legislation and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child; and the crucial role played by traditional leaders in mobilizing their communities to prevent the early and forced marriage of girls and to ensure their return to school to pursue their education.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Harmful Practices
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Families
  • Girls
Year
2017
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 136

Document type
SRSG report
Paragraph text
Recognizing the relevance of that area, the Special Representative welcomes the call by the sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly for a global study on children deprived of their liberty, and remains fully committed to contributing to its development. The global study will provide a strategic opportunity to prevent girls' deprivation of liberty, and associated risks of stigmatization and violence; safeguard girls' rights as victims, witnesses and alleged perpetrators; and promote their long-lasting recovery and reintegration.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Social & Cultural Rights
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Girls
Year
2015
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 121

Document type
SRSG report
Paragraph text
The Beijing Declaration includes nine strategic objectives to promote the elimination of all forms of discrimination, negative cultural attitudes and practices, and violence against the girl child. Over the past two decades, significant progress has been made to safeguard the rights of girls, including through strengthened legislation, policy and national plans of actions. However, as noted in the Global Survey conducted by the Special Representative's office, and other important studies, violence against girls, and overall against children and women, remains a global challenge.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Girls
  • Women
Year
2015
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 14b

Document type
SRSG report
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[At the consultation, in which governmental experts and representatives of United Nations agencies, international and regional organizations, human rights bodies, academia and civil society participated, a set of practical recommendations to assist States and other actors in the development of a violence-free justice system for children was drawn up. Those recommendations, included in a joint report to the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/21/25), address the following issues:] Protecting children from all forms of violence within the juvenile justice system. National laws, policies and procedures concerning juvenile justice should be brought into full compliance with relevant international standards, and juvenile justice reforms should pursue a child- and gender-sensitive approach and be guided by child rights principles and safeguards, including (i) the recognition of the deprivation of children's liberty as a measure of last resort and for the shortest appropriate time; (ii) the separation of children from adults and of girls from boys in a child-sensitive environment; (iii) the explicit prohibition of and effective protection of children from violence, including as a form of punishment, treatment or sentencing; (iv) the legal provision of safe and child-sensitive counselling, reporting and complaints mechanisms to prevent and respond to incidents of violence; and (v) the establishment of independent oversight and monitoring mechanisms and accountability systems for the inspection of places of detention and the prompt investigation of incidents of violence against children.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Gender
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Boys
  • Children
  • Girls
Year
2012
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2010, para. 22

Document type
SRSG report
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Another aspect that tends to be underestimated is the trauma boys face as perpetrators or witnesses of sexual violence. They may be forced to commit rapes either directly by their commander or indirectly through peer pressure. Many may be forced to witness sexual violence perpetrated by others. It should be noted that through the jurisprudence of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (1998, Furundzija case), forcing an individual to witness acts of rapes and other sexual violence is considered as sexual torture under international law.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Boys
  • Girls
Year
2010
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2017, para. 12

Document type
SRSG report
Paragraph text
The risk of trafficking from situations of armed conflict is a related issue of concern for the protection of girls, including during displacement. The Special Representative welcomes the Human Rights Council's call to Governments in June 2016 to ensure that the prevention of and responses to trafficking in persons continue to take into account the specific needs of women and girls and their participation in and contribution to all phases of preventing and responding to trafficking, especially in addressing specific forms of exploitation, such as sexual exploitation. The Special Representative has also undertaken a number of initiatives to support that aim, including contributing to the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of measures to counter trafficking in persons and addressing an event on the role of the United Nations in combating modern slavery and human trafficking in conflict, which was hosted in New York in November by the United Nations University.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Humanitarian
  • Movement
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Persons on the move
  • Women
Year
2017
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2017, para. 74

Document type
SRSG report
Paragraph text
In February 2016, the Special Representative supported the launch of the results of the survey in Nigeria, conducted by the Government in cooperation with UNICEF and the Together for Girls partnership. Nigeria was the first country in West Africa to conduct a national survey on such a large scale. In response to its findings, the Year of Action to End Violence against Children was launched, along with a call to action to federal and state ministries and agencies, non-governmental organizations, faith-based organizations, the media, communities, parents and children to join together to prevent and respond to violence against children. As a key contribution to this process, the Special Representative participated in the launch of the campaign and policy agenda to end violence against children in Lagos State; Cross River State launched its campaign to end violence against children on 16 June 2016, the second state in Nigeria to respond to the call to action.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Families
  • Girls
Year
2017
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2017, para. 5

Document type
SRSG report
Paragraph text
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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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Health
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Girls
  • Women
Year
2017
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 73

Document type
SRSG report
Paragraph text
Developed by the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum, the Model Law has the potential to inform action to end child marriage. This is an area where incremental progress is being achieved, for example with recent legislative developments in the Gambia and the United Republic of Tanzania. In 2015, Malawi adopted the Marriage, Divorce and Family Relations Act, which raised the minimum age of marriage to 18 years. The social mobilization around that process and the important partnership developed with traditional leaders helped to raise awareness of the new law and achieve important results, including a landmark initiative led by a female traditional chief that resulted in the initial annulment of 330 child marriages in a single district and since then has broken up 850 child marriages and banned the sexual initiation of girls.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Harmful Practices
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Families
  • Girls
Year
2016
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 69

Document type
SRSG report
Paragraph text
In February 2016, the Special Representative supported the launch of the results of the Nigeria survey, conducted by the Government in cooperation with UNICEF and the Together for Girls partnership. Nigeria was the first country in West Africa to conduct such a large-scale national survey. In response to its findings, the Year of Action to End Violence against Children was launched, along with a call to action for federal and state ministries and agencies, non-governmental organizations, faith-based organizations, the media, communities, parents and children to join together to prevent and respond to violence against children.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Families
  • Girls
Year
2016
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 24b

Document type
SRSG report
Paragraph text
[The agenda of the Special Representative has been guided by four strategic priorities: consolidating progress in and mainstreaming the implementation of the recommendations of the United Nations study; enhancing awareness and consolidating knowledge on violence against children; reinforcing regional processes and national implementation efforts; and addressing emerging concerns. The following significant results have been achieved:] Enhanced awareness and consolidated knowledge to prevent and respond to violence against children through international expert consultations, the development of research and the release of thematic studies on strategic topics such as violence in schools and in the justice system, restorative justice for children, the rights of girls in the criminal justice system, and child-sensitive counselling and reporting and complaint mechanisms, as well as reports on the protection of children from harmful practices and from armed violence and organized crime and on opportunities and risks associated with information and communications technologies. Child-friendly materials were also produced to inform and empower children about their right to freedom from violence, most recently in Braille;
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Girls
Year
2016
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 33

Document type
SRSG report
Paragraph text
Cooperation with African nations and institutions has been further pursued, including through the support of the Special Representative for the African Union campaign to combat child marriage. Marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, the Special Representative joined the African Union, the African Child Policy Forum and UNICEF in the development of the African Report on Violence against Children. The report reviews regional progress on the study on violence against children and recommends an agenda for action to address persisting challenges. It draws on the research initiatives and household surveys undertaken in the region and it will make a significant contribution in to the Conference on the Status of Children's Rights in Africa, and the African Girls' Summit on Ending Child Marriage, both to be held in late 2015.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Harmful Practices
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Girls
Year
2015
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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