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.
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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.
New York, 29 August 2024 - We call on all the other states that have not done so yet to follow suit to end all forms of violence against children.
Bangkok, Thailand, 15 July 2024 – Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children - together with the Committee on the Rights of the Child and UNICEF - congratulates the Royal Thai Government on a major step forward in the nation’s approach to child rights. On 9 July, the Cabinet announced that it had agreed to withdraw Thailand’s reservation on Article 22 in the Convention on the Rights of the Child, thus extending rights protections to embrace refugee children.
Geneva, 11 July 2024 - As the digital landscape evolves, the safety of children online has become a critical issue. Today, over 2 billion children navigate the digital world, and an additional billion are expected to join soon. The event "Safe Connections: Ensuring Child Safety in the Digital Era" was held in Geneva to address these concerns. This event, organized by Safe Online and Giga, aimed to integrate child online safety into global efforts to provide internet connectivity to schools and communities.
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