Media coverage
Jamaica’s first Violence Against Children and Youth Survey report to be released Nov 14
Jamaica has completed its first Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS), a national household survey that is providing planners, decision-makers and other stakeholders with information on the prevalence and scope of these concerns across the island.
- November 2024
- Jamaica Observer
Data confirms alarming global child abuse rates
Jamaica has completed its first Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS), a national household survey that is providing planners, decision-makers and other stakeholders with information on the prevalence and scope of these concerns across the island.
- November 2024
- Newsday
Eight countries pledge to ban corporal punishment in ‘fundamental shift’ for children
Eight countries have made new pledges to ban corporal punishment, the most common form of violence against children, in a move that campaigners have labelled “a fundamental shift” for more than 100 million under-18s.
- November 2024
- The Guardian
Together for Girls Unveils Campaign to End Childhood Sexual Violence
cummins&partnters, Hope&Glory PR, Ladbury PR, and the7stars have have today unveiled ‘Break the Record’, a global campaign for Together for Girls aimed at breaking the world’s record of inaction against childhood sexual violence.
- November 2024
- Little Black Book
Will a landmark global conference finally put ending violence against children at the top of the political agenda?
The first ever Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children will take place in Bogotá, Colombia from 7-8 November 2024 where it is hoped that world leaders will commit to pursuing policy actions that could help bring an end to violence against children in all its forms.
- November 2024
- Equal Times
BREAK THE RECORD: EVERY SECOND THIS PAST YEAR 3 GIRLS AND 2 BOYS EXPERIENCED CHILD SEXUAL VIOLENCE
Together for Girls, a global partnership working to end violence against children and adolescents, is unveiling the findings of an extensive research effort revealing the global prevalence of childhood sexual violence (CSV) this year, comprising data representing 193 countries and relevant to the experiences of 2.4 billion young people.
- November 2024
- Verge Magazine
Compromisso político e regulação on-line são cruciais no combate à violência contra crianças, diz ativista e sobrevivente de abuso
Daniela Ligiero integra coalizão internacional que busca chamar a atenção de governos para acabar com a crise em nível mundial. Tema será discutido pela primeira vez em conferência na Colômbia.
- September 2024
- O Globo
Uganda: Report Reveals High Rates of Violence Against Children in Uganda's Refugee Settlements
A new survey conducted in Uganda's refugee settlements has revealed alarming rates of violence against children, highlighting the harsh realities faced by young people in these humanitarian settings. The first-ever Humanitarian Violence Against Children Survey (HVACS), conducted in 2022, found that nearly 50% of young adults aged 18 to 24 experienced some form of violence before they turned 18.
- September 2024
- allAfrica.com
Dutch Olympian who raped a 12-year-old girl ‘is not a paedophile’, official says
There has been mounting public anger at the presence of the beach volleyball player Van de Velde, who was convicted of raping a 12-year-old British girl in 2016. The International Olympic Committee faced calls for an investigation into how a convicted child rapist has been allowed to compete at Paris 2024.
- July 2024
- The Guardian
Why investing in education means investing in child safety
All children have a right to learn. The threat of violence stops many from going to school and many more from achieving learning outcomes. If they are serious about education, governments must invest in understanding the nature and drivers of violence against children and use data and evidence to ensure their safety.
- January 2024
- The Pie News
To Truly Invest in Children, Africa’s Leaders Must Invest in What Keeps Them Safe
We are more than halfway to the 2030 deadline for achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, but most African countries are struggling to make sufficient progress. Poverty, high unemployment rates, and inadequate and unequal access to education and healthcare across much of the continent reflect how far we are from reaching these targets. But despite the scale of its development challenges, Africa has a chance to meet them by investing in its greatest resource: its young people.
- December 2023
- Impakter
Kenya has witnessed reduction in Violence Against Children cases by 24% in the last 15 years
The Country has witnessed a reduction in the number of violence Against children cases by 24 per cent in the last 15 years. According to a survey conducted by the Directorate of Children service and that covered the period between 2010 and 2019, cases of sexual abuse among girls aged 13 to 17 however remain rampant. As Kasichana Masha reports, the Principal Secretary for Social Protection Joseph Motari is calling for more stakeholders’ engagement to fully implement the Children Act 2022.
- November 2023
- KBC Channel 1