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.
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10 June 2021
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.
08 March 2021
纽约，2021年3月8日——秘书长特别代表马阿拉·姆吉德在向人权理事会第四十六届会议提交年度报告时呼吁，要分配充足的预算并加强真正可获得的综合服务，以加快行动，落实《2030年议程》，同时消除暴力侵害儿童这一灾祸。
特别代表在开幕发言时回顾了采取的主要举措和取得的进展，以保持和加大努力，保护儿童免遭暴力侵害并推进执行《2030年可持续发展议程》。