女童在诉诸司法方面往往面临重大障碍，无论她们是罪行的受害者、证人还是被指控的罪犯。立法以及刑事、行政和民事诉讼往往不足以保障她们的权利，并且没有保护她们的适当政策，或政策执行不力。
简而言之，由于年龄和性别的原因，女童在与刑事司法系统打交道时面临双重挑战，这种挑战根源于世界各地社会中长期存在的歧视态度和观念。
Publications
28 February 2019
社区武装暴力损害了儿童的权利，给儿童的发展和安全带来严重风险，导致儿童受伤、残疾、遭受心理创伤、受到剥削、成为孤儿、被监禁，有时甚至被杀害。生活在受武装暴力影响的社区中，对被攻击的儿童以及目睹或感到这种环境威胁的儿童都会造成影响。武装暴力破坏社会和谐和家庭生活，中断学校教育，损害医疗保健，破坏经济发展，并制造恐惧，从而限制儿童的能力，使其无法自由行动、参与社区生活、享受童年和成长为有权能的公民。
28 February 2019
包括网络欺凌在内的欺凌行为影响了处于不同发展阶段的大量儿童，往往严重损害他们的健康、情绪健康和学习成绩。受害者可能患上睡眠障碍、头痛、胃痛、食欲不振和疲劳，并产生自卑、焦虑、抑郁、羞愧感，有时还会有自杀的念头；这些心理和情感上的伤痕可能会持续到成年生活中。
欺凌是儿童关注的一个主要问题，也是儿童拨打求助热线的最常见原因之一。欺凌是对在校儿童进行的调查中发现的核心问题，在通过社交媒体对年轻人进行的民意调查中也尤为引人关注。
28 February 2019
这本书介绍了制止暴力侵害儿童工作的内容、意义和影响。它是对童年的赞颂，也是关于儿童可以在没有暴力的世界中有尊严地成长的宣言。
书中收集了各方面人士鼓舞人心的叙事，他们的才华和时间正使我们更加接近一个所有儿童都免受暴力的世界。为本书提供材料的杰出人士来自不同的年龄段和背景。他们是富有远见的领导者和儿童权利维护者、学者和艺术家，他们都表现出为儿童建设一个更美好世界的坚定承诺。
28 February 2019
制止儿童生活中的暴力和对儿童早期进行投资，首先是一个儿童权利问题，并得到了科学证据的进一步支持。科学证据表明，儿童早期不受暴力非常重要：儿童生命中的最初1 000天是一个人整个未来发展的基础。在儿童早期遭受暴力，短期内会给儿童带来压力和痛苦，并有可能造成中长期后果。儿童的最佳生理、智力和社会情感潜力都取决于从一开始就得到关爱和照顾。
28 February 2019
《拉丁美洲和加勒比私营部门与预防暴力侵害儿童行为》报告提供了一系列案例研究，说明该区域企业的行动如何帮助确保儿童免受暴力侵害，同时也指出拉丁美洲和加勒比暴力侵害儿童和青少年的情况令人震惊。
23 January 2019
La evidencia disponible indica que la violencia contra los niños* sí puede ser prevenida y eliminada, y su prevención, además de ser una responsabilidad compartida, tiene un alto retorno de inversión para individuos, empresas y países. Esta es una agenda que ha sido ampliamente desarrollada en estrecha colaboración entre UNICEF y la Oficina del Representante Especial del Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas sobre la Violencia contra los Niños y donde
importantes pasos han sido adoptados a nivel nacional. Sin embargo, hoy, en América Latina y el Caribe, la vida de muchos niños está marcada por el miedo y el dolor.
Versión en Inglés
01 June 2018
The private sector and the prevention of violence against children in Latin America and the Caribbean report presents a set of case studies illustrating how actions by businesses across the region are helping to secure children’s protection from violence, while also pointing out the alarming context of violence against children and adolescents in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Our joint publication is a key contribution to the realization of children’s rights and the implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, which has the ambitious vision of a world that invests in its children and safeguards their freedom from violence, abuse and exploitation. This report emphasizes the crucial role that the private sector plays in this new development paradigm.
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Spanish version
04 May 2018
Ending violence in children’s lives and investing in early childhood are first and foremost a question of children’s rights, further supported by scientific evidence which shows that a violence-free early childhood matters: the first 1,000 days of a child’s life are the foundation for a person’s whole future development. Violence in early childhood is a stressful, painful experience for a child in the immediate term, with the further risk of midand long-term consequences. The optimum physical, intellectual and socio-emotional potential of children depends on receiving loving care and enjoying a nurturing environment from the very start.
Scientific research shows that early childhood stress - including exposure to violence - compromises children’s development, health and education, with long-term negative mental and physiological consequences. Neuroscience advances have vastly increased our understanding of how a child’s early brain development can be impacted by exposure to violence. Violence can alter the developing brain’s structure and function which can impact language acquisition and cognitive functioning, resulting in social and emotional competency deficits and generating fear, anxiety, depression and the risk of self-harm and aggressive behaviour.
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Spanish version
01 November 2017
This book is about what ending violence against children takes, means and brings. It’s a celebration of childhood and a manifesto for a world where children can grow with dignity and free from violence.
It gathers inspiring testimonies of people whose talent and time are bringing us closer to a world of nonviolence for all children. The contributors are remarkable people of all ages and backgrounds. They are visionary leaders and child rights defenders, scholars and artists, all of whom have demonstrated decisive commitment to build a better world for children.
We trust that you will be inspired by the personal stories, the professional achievements and the dreams and creations presented in this book. In the countdown to 2030, everybody counts. Children want to count on you! Every citizen of the world can be an agent of change. And this can inspire others to bring about the change we need.
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