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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 128

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SRSG report
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Either as victims, witnesses or alleged offenders, those girls are in desperate need of care, treatment and protection, and gender-sensitive approaches to promote their social reintegration. Sadly, many of them may be at risk of ill-treatment and re-victimization by the justice system itself.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
  • Health
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
Year
2015
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 15

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SRSG report
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Gender discrimination and stereotyped gender roles increase the risk of violence against girls, including rape, forced marriage and crimes in the name of honour. Those misperceptions may lead to punitive approaches in legislation, policy and implementation.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Gender
  • 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. 42

Document type
SRSG report
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In this regard, the High-level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda recommended the inclusion in the future agenda of dimensions such as eliminating all forms of violence against children and in particular against girls, and ending child marriage.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Gender
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Girls
Year
2014
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2010, para. 31

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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 violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 90

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SRSG report
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State policies need to address the root causes of armed violence, including deprivation and social exclusion; undertake gender-sensitive approaches to secure boys' and girls' safety and protection, and the recovery and reintegration of victims; and fight impunity. Special protection measures are also needed for children and young people who try to leave gangs and organized criminal structures, to counter the risks they face and promote long-term options for their reintegration.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Gender
  • Social & Cultural Rights
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Boys
  • Children
  • Girls
  • Youth
Year
2015
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 134

Document type
SRSG report
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Secondly, the establishment of widely available and easily accessible, safe and confidential mechanisms to support girls to overcome the fear of reporting cases of violence. They need to be supported by child- and gender-sensitive standards to ensure the effective participation of girls in relevant judicial and administrative proceedings, and to safeguard their safety, privacy and dignity at all stages.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
  • 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. 64

Document type
SRSG report
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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: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Adolescents
  • Boys
  • Children
  • Girls
Year
2015
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. 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 2013, para. 90

Document type
SRSG report
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At the same time, there is a significant gap between these legal and policy frameworks, and implementation and public response. Working with both boys and girls is critical to overcome prejudice and preconceptions and support victims in seeking help and report incidences of violence. This is an area where incremental efforts are being made, including by engaging men and boys to change social norms of masculinity and encompass gender-equal relations free from violence, including more equal sharing of caregiving activities and domestic work within the household.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Gender
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Boys
  • Girls
Year
2013
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 88

Document type
SRSG report
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Gender influences perceptions and attitudes towards violence, as well as the manner in which violence is perpetrated and experienced. Gender-based violence against girls includes differential access to food and services, domestic or intimate partner violence, sexual exploitation and abuse, deprivation of inheritance or property and harmful practices, such as child marriage, female genital mutilation/cutting and honour killing. Gender-based violence also includes specific types of violence against men and boys, including bullying, fighting, and assault and gun crime.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Gender
  • Harmful Practices
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Boys
  • Children
  • Girls
  • Men
  • Women
Year
2013
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 70

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SRSG report
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Another significant gap revealed by the survey is the dearth of data on laws, policies and advocacy on the gender dimensions of violence and the legal protection of girls: 40 per cent of the respondents provide no information on this question and less than 30 per cent mention positive initiatives. Legislation in the area remains a challenge, with less than half of Governments indicating the enactment of a legal ban on harmful practices, which may fully or only partially cover female genital mutilation/cutting, child or forced marriage, witchcraft rituals, honour killings and other practices.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Gender
  • Harmful Practices
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Girls
Year
2013
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 69

Document type
SRSG report
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Another significant gap revealed by the survey is the dearth of data on laws, policies and advocacy on the gender dimensions of violence and the legal protection of girls: 40 per cent of the respondents provide no information in that regard, and less than 30 per cent mention positive initiatives. Legislation remains a challenge, with less than half of the Governments indicating the enactment of a legal ban on harmful practices, which may fully or only partially cover female genital mutilation/cutting, child or forced marriage, witchcraft rituals, honour killings and other practices.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Gender
  • Harmful Practices
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Girls
Year
2012
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 violence against children: Annual report 2010, para. 55

Document type
SRSG report
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Violence prevention and the promotion of sound evidence, two priority areas addressed by the study, are high on the WHO agenda, as illustrated by the agency's work in the prevention of sexual violence against girls, in the development of new estimates on the prevalence and health impact of child maltreatment, and in the promotion of national surveys in this area. These dimensions gained centre stage at the Fourth Milestones of a Global Campaign for Violence Prevention Meeting, organized in September 2009 in Geneva, in which the Special Representative participated.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Gender
  • Health
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Girls
Year
2010
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on children and armed conflict: Annual report 2017, para. 14

Document type
SRSG report
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Goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals aims to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. Education is a key component of empowerment, however in times of conflict, children's access to education is often severely restricted, with a particular effect on girls as their schools are often directly targeted by attacks. Even when schools are operating in situations of armed conflict where girls' enrolment rates were high prior to the conflict, some parents prevent girls from going to schools due to insecurity, or because the facilities have been used by armed actors. The military use of schools exposes girls to an increased likelihood of sexual violence by armed elements and also increases the likelihood of attack by other parties to the conflict. In addition, girls are sometimes given extra household responsibilities that oblige them to stay home. There is also increased vulnerability to forced early marriage in situations of conflict, which is at times encouraged by families with the aim of providing their child with physical and financial security and results in girls withdrawing from schooling. Forced marriage is another practice that has increasingly been used by armed groups as an expression of power and control over populations. Given these susceptibilities, it is important to develop protection and education programmes for conflict-affected girls in order to provide them with support and avoid long out-of-school interruptions. In this regard, the Special Representative welcomes the call by the Human Rights Council for all States to strengthen and intensify their efforts to realize progressively the equal enjoyment of the right to education by every girl and encourages a focus on girls affected by armed conflict.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General for children and armed conflict
Topic(s)
  • Gender
  • Humanitarian
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Families
  • Girls
  • Women
Year
2017
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 39

Document type
SRSG report
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Violence against girls and boys is also a concern echoed by the Secretary-General in his report mentioned in paragraph 3 above.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Gender
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Boys
  • Girls
Year
2015
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 35

Document type
SRSG report
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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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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Gender
  • Poverty
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Girls
Year
2015
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 31

Document type
SRSG report
Paragraph text
Violence against children is not a new topic in the development agenda. It is a core dimension of the right to freedom from fear, proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and emphasized by the United Nations Millennium Declaration and the process generated thereafter. In the Millennium Declaration, Member States reaffirmed the right of children to be raised in dignity and free from fear of violence, and expressed determination to "spare no effort in the fight against violence" (para. 8); moreover, they resolved to encourage the ratification and implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocols, which set out the normative foundation for children's right to freedom from violence. Furthermore, during the Millennium Summit of the United Nations, States expressed their commitment to strengthen child protection systems, to enhance accountability, and to prevent and combat all forms of violence against women and girls.
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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
  • Children
  • Girls
  • Women
Year
2014
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 97

Document type
SRSG report
Paragraph text
In response to a call made by the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues for consolidation of knowledge on violence against indigenous children, the Special Representative joined hands with UNICEF, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the International Labour Organization in the development of the study entitled "Breaking the silence on violence against indigenous girls, adolescents and young women: a call to action based on an overview of existing evidence from Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America" (May 2013).
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Gender
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Ethnic minorities
  • Girls
  • Women
  • Youth
Year
2013
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2011, para. 38

Document type
SRSG report
Paragraph text
WHO remains a critical partner in the process of follow-up to the United Nations study. Violence prevention and the promotion of sound evidence, two priority recommendations of the study, are high on the WHO agenda, as illustrated by its work in the prevention of sexual violence against girls, the development of new estimates on the prevalence and health impact of child maltreatment, and the promotion of national surveys in this field. In 2011, collaboration will be pursued in these areas, with particular emphasis on data collection and analysis of violence against children in the home and the community.
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Gender
  • Health
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Girls
Year
2011
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2010, para. 45

Document type
SRSG report
Paragraph text
Sexual violence against children, and particularly against girls, has been a topic which has received increased attention. Building upon a national study on violence against children undertaken in Swaziland in 2007 and supported by the Clinton Global Initiative, UNICEF has joined WHO, the United Nations Population Fund and the United Nations Development Fund for Women, together with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in a strategic partnership to promote similar research in other countries and provide support for the strengthening of an environment to protect girls against sexual violence.
Body
SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
Topic(s)
  • Gender
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Girls
  • Women
Year
2010
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2010, para. 55

Document type
SRSG report
Paragraph text
During the General Assembly's session, the Special Representative also participated in two high-level side events devoted to the gender dimension of violence against children and the participation of children in decision-making, respectively. The first event - a ministerial breakfast meeting jointly organized by the Governments of Brazil, the Netherlands and the United States of America and in which heads of United Nations agencies and ministerial representatives from a large number of countries participated - raised the importance of combating violence against girls as part of the international agenda, promoted international cooperation in this area and supported child and youth participation in the developing policies concerning girls. At the meeting, commitment to the Special Representative's role was expressed and countries were encouraged to implement policies and programmes for the elimination of all violence against children, with a particular focus on girls.
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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
  • Children
  • Girls
  • Youth
Year
2010
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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