WUNRN
CRIN - CHILD RIGHTS INFORMATION
NETWORK
INTERNATIONAL
CALL FOR ACTION TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN:
Establish
a Special Representative to the UN Secretary-General,on Violence Against
Children
Violence
is a daily reality for millions of children around the world, affecting girls
and boys of all ages, all social contexts, and all nationalities. In every part
of their lives —their homes and families, schools, institutions, workplaces and
communities — children may be beaten, sexually assaulted, tortured, and even killed.
The perpetrators of this violence are often the very individuals who are
responsible for protecting children – their parents, guardians, teachers,
employers, the police and security forces. Violence is a global epidemic of
scandalous proportions, violating every child’s right to a safe and healthy
environment.
The UN Secretary-General’s 2006 Study on Violence against Children exposes the
shocking scope of violence against children and documents its devastating
effects on children, their families, their communities, and broader society.
The Study clearly establishes the urgent need for immediate action to prevent
and respond to violence against children in all of its forms.
We, as local, national, regional, and international non-governmental organisations
from every part of the world, call on each UN member state to fully implement
the Study’s important recommendations.
Having carefully considered alternative ways of ensuring global leadership on
this issue, we also call on member states to act at the 2007 UN General
Assembly to establish a Special Representative to the Secretary-General on
Violence against Children to work with the UN system, member states, NGOs,
children and youth as a high-level and high-profile advocate to ensure concrete
action to end violence against children in all parts of the world.
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