Bogota, 06 November 2024 - By 2030, Africa's child population is projected to reach 750 million, and by 2055, the continent will be home to 1 billion children, almost 40 per cent of the world’s girls and boys.
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Bogota, 05 November 2024 - The first ever Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children, which will convene in Bogota, Colombia, this week, is an unmissable opportunity for governments to invest in our collective future.
NEW YORK (10 October 2024) - Levels of violence against children worldwide are at an all-time high and are on the rise, according to a UN report released today, which emphasizes that by working together, states and stakeholders can reverse this appalling trend.
New York, 16 August 2024 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence Against Children, Najat Maalla M’jid, on Friday, called on the new interim Government in Bangladesh to seize the current transition as an opportunity to address existing gaps in laws and methods to protect children from all forms of abuse and exploitation and from arbitrary detention.
New York, 30 July 2024 – Child trafficking is one of the most egregious child rights violations, a serious form of violence against children, and a horrific crime that continues to spread and evolve within and across borders. No country is immune to child trafficking; it is a global phenomenon. Despite improvements in policy and practice over the past years, children continue to face alarming rates of exploitation and abuse through this crime.
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