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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 105
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- The Study found that institutionalization creates an unnecessary financial drain on budgets and that institutionalization in a closed environment can be as much as 12 times the per capita cost of community-based care options.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 80
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- Studies suggest that restorative justice programmes that do not address the underlying reasons for offending, or fail to encompass rehabilitative and preventive measures, show a lower success rate in preventing recidivism.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 123
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- The Special Representative looks forward to continuing to collaborate closely with Member States and all other stakeholders in the further strengthening of this crucial agenda.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2010, para. 34
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- The strong human rights normative foundation shared by both mandates, particularly the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its two Optional Protocols, provides strategic opportunities for further enhancing this critical collaboration.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2010
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 53
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- The major preparatory tasks for the study have been advanced in coordination with United Nations partners and in cooperation with other strategic stakeholders, with a view to further defining the study's scope and developing a fundraising initiative to mobilize the resources required for its effective development.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 27
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- In coordination with United Nations partners and in cooperation with other strategic stakeholders, the major preparatory tasks for the study were advanced in 2015 with a view to further defining its focus and scope and developing a fundraising initiative.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 24
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- In its resolution 70/137, the General Assembly, recalling its previous decision on this subject, encouraged Member States, United Nations agencies, funds, programmes and offices, as well as other relevant stakeholders to support the elaboration of the study.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 104
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- Large public education campaigns have been developed in support of changing cultural norms around drinking; they are most effective when they involve a variety of sectors and are part of a comprehensive strategy, including increased community safety and legal enforcement.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 70
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- The reach of the Internet has increased ever since. By the end of 2014, the number of Internet users will have reached almost 3 billion, with two thirds of them living in countries in the South, where the number of users will have doubled in only five years.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 18
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- The text recognizes the importance of providing practitioners with a range of appropriate non-custodial measures, such as restorative justice, warning and community-based programmes so that deprivation of liberty is used only as a measure of last resort (see para. 31).
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 140
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- The Special Representative looks forward to pursuing her collaboration with Member States and all other stakeholders in the further strengthening of this crucial agenda and the building of a world free from violence.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 133
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- Adequate financial resources should be made available to support and sustain restorative justice programmes, and to secure periodic capacity-building for justice actors, community volunteers and peer educators.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 116
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- Weak or inconsistent funding may compromise restorative justice efforts. Thus, securing continuous financial support for State-run projects and for the work of civil society partners is fundamental to sustain restorative programmes and services over time.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 115
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- To ensure the effectiveness of restorative justice programmes, it is also essential to develop and implement long-term plans for specialized human resources, while building upon local human resources and structures. This includes civil society organizations, local and traditional leaders and community volunteers.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 9
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- For its part, the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure was opened for signature in February 2012 and, by December 2013, had been signed by 44 States and ratified by 9. Its entry into force is fast approaching.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 17
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- The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure is another important legal instrument promoted by the Special Representative. The Protocol was adopted by the General Assembly on 19 December 2011 and as of 26 July 2013, it had been ratified by 6 States and signed by 37.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 117
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- The next few years will be strategic for moving in this direction. But progress will be dependent on urgent and steady action, with a special emphasis on the following priority dimensions.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 89
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- Many governmental responses highlighted that gender equality is established as a fundamental principle in the national constitution or specific legislation; in some cases there is a policy to promote gender equality and equity, or legislation to address specific manifestations of gender-based violence.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 82
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- To reach a wide audience and influence the public debate, these initiatives were supported by print and audiovisual and electronic media and radio programmes and television spots, competitions (drawings, essays), concerts and street dramas.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 44
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- The Special Representative joined regional organizations and institutions in the organization of high-level consultations, including in 2012, respectively, in Kingston for Caribbean countries, Colombo for South Asian nations, and Ankara for member States of the Council of Europe.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 110
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- The Special Representative looks forward to continuing to collaborate closely with Member States and all other stakeholders in the further strengthening of this crucial agenda to help build a world where violence has no place.
- Body
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2012
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 104
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- The next few years will be strategic for moving forward in that direction, but progress will be dependent on urgent and steady action, with special emphasis on the following priority dimensions.
- Body
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2012
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 100
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- The present report provides an overview of results achieved and progress promoted by the Special Representative and is intended to support the review of the mandate and its funding by the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2012
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 78
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- As noted by the above-mentioned regional reviews, investment in this area remains urgent and vital to support effective action. In this regard, the conclusions and recommendations of the expert consultation on data and research (see para. 24 above) are an important reference for future initiatives.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2012
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 61c
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- [While stronger efforts remain critically needed, the following lessons, also highlighted by the above-mentioned regional reviews, can help guide the work ahead:] The allocation of resources for violence-related action is indispensable, including at the decentralized level;
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2012
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 56
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- Although the findings of the survey will be captured more fully in an analytical report to be issued later in 2012, the most significant highlights are presented below, with a special emphasis on the priority areas identified by the Special Representative's mandate.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2012
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 23
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- At the same time, there are promising developments. The release of the Study paved the way to the development of significant national surveys addressing the magnitude and consequences of violence, and attitudes and behaviour in relation to that phenomenon.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2012
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 107
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- To consolidate knowledge and advance progress, she will consolidate further the strategic partnerships developed with regional organizations and institutions and will host regional consultations in 2012, including in South Asia and in the Caribbean.
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- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2012
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 39
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- Since the launch of the campaign, 14 States have ratified the Optional Protocol - Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, San Marino and Saudi Arabia. The Central African Republic and Saint Lucia have signed.
- Body
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2012
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 10
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- At the regional level, strong political commitments were made, and governance structures established in support of the follow-up to the recommendations of the Study. In some cases, a roadmap and a monitoring mechanism are in place to capture change, disseminate good practices and galvanize national efforts.
- Body
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2012
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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