New York / Cairo, 7 July 2021 - The League of Arab States and the UN Special Representatives for Children and Armed Conflict and on Violence against Children today renewed their commitment to put an end to the continuum of violence and to prevent grave violations against children before, during and after conflict as well as in humanitarian settings; and further expressed t
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10 June 2021
New York, 10 June 2021 - For the first time in twenty years the number of children in child labour increased. At the beginning of 2020 a total of 160 million children-63 million girls and 97 million boys-were in child labour globally, accounting for almost 1 in 10 of all children worldwide.
10 June 2021
What: VNR Lab - Investing in children: developing a child-sensitive SDG voluntary national review for an inclusive and sustainable recovery
Date: 13 July
Time: 7:30-9:00 (EST)
Format: Online platform (link to register to be provided)
Urgent to Protect Girls & Education in Conflict Said UN Officials After Deadly Attack in Afghanistan
12 May 2021
New York, 12 May 2021 – The Special Representatives of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, and on Violence against Children, Dr Najat Maalla M’jid, condemn in the strongest possible terms the terrorist attack that took place outside a school in Dasht-e-Barchi in Kabul, Afghanistan on 8 May 2021, in which, according to the latest rep
06 May 2021
New York, 6 May 2021 – Special Representative Maalla M’jid joined ITU and inspiring young girls to celebrate the 10th anniversary of international Girls in ICT Day in an interactive dialogue entitled #GirlsinICT: Online Safety Moment.
05 May 2021
New York, 3 May 2021 – Corporal punishment – a clear breach of children’s rights – is the most common and normalized form of violence against children worldwide. More than 2 in 3 children experience corporal discipline at the hands of their caregivers and 87 percent of the world’s children are not protected from this by law.
31 March 2021
Joint statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, Najat Maalla M’jid
09 March 2021
Нью-Йорк, 8 марта 2021 года – Представляя свой ежегодный доклад на 46-й сессии Совета по правам человека, СПГС Наджат Маалла М’джид призвала к выделению адекватных бюджетных средств и укреплению комплексных и действительно доступных услуг для ускорения действий по реализации Повестки дня на период до 2030 года и прекра
09 March 2021
Human Rights Council, 46th Session. General Debate, Item 3
Thank you, Madam President.
UNEP welcomes the opportunity to deliver this joint statement on behalf of 15 UN entities. See below the list of entities.