Annual report
Protection from violence, exploitation, abuse and neglect, for every child
UNICEF aims for all children to be safe from violence and neglect by strengthening child protection systems with prevention and response services. In 2023 UNICEF worked with government partners to strengthen these services for more than 2 million children in need across 4 provinces and successfully advocated for t...
Statement
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on deteriorating situation for children in Israel and the State of Palestine
NEW YORK, 9 October 2023, –, , “Nothing justifies the killing, maiming or abducting of children – grave rights violations which UNICEF wholeheartedly condemns. “Yet less than 72 hours after the outbreak of horrific violence in Israel, reports indicate that grave rights violations against children are rampant. Many children have been killed or injured, while countless others…, Notes to editors:, In a press briefing at the Palais des Nations in G...
Press release
UNICEF Ambassador Chen Kun promotes positive parenting to prevent violent disciplining of children following visit to Guangxi
LINGSHAN, GUANGXI/BEIJING, 15 May 2023, – UNICEF Ambassador Chen Kun, a renowned actor and a father, met children and caregivers over the weekend taking part in a UNICEF-supported child protection programme at a visit to southern China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, UNICEF said today. The Integrated Child Pro...
Press release
UNICEF launches a campaign to spotlight the lifelong benefits of positive discipline for children, and to prevent violence at home, school, and online
BEIJING, 12 December 2022 – , A UNICEF campaign was launched today inviting all parents and teachers - the adults that are closest to children - to ‘light every moment of childhood’, and reduce acceptance of violence against children at home, at school, and online. No violence against children is justifiable, all ...
Article
Op-ed: Light every moment of childhood
Being a parent is not easy. At times children challenge our patience and how we are engaging with and teaching them. And parenting is even more complex now as our children are growing up in a digital world, and much of their social interactions happen online. It is well known that we all tend to replicate the patterns of disciplining that our…
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Light every moment of childhood
Being a caregiver or a teacher isn't easy. But the good news is that there are skills we can learn to improve our relationship with children and improve how we raise them. Positive parenting and positive disciplining develop a relationship of respect, trust, empathy and communication between caregivers and childre...
Press release
East Asia and Pacific countries commit to ending violence against children during COVID-19 and beyond
Bangkok/Manila, 5 November 2021:, Government leaders and representatives from 25 countries in East Asia and the Pacific reinforced their commitment to ending violence against children during a virtual conference hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) from 1 to...
Press release
Countries failing to prevent violence against children, agencies warn
Half of the world’s children, or approximately 1 billion children each year are affected by physical, sexual or psychological violence, suffering injuries, disabilities and death, because countries have failed to follow established strategies to protect them. This is according to a new report published today by the World Health Organization (WHO…, Progress is generally uneven, Of the INSPIRE strategies, only access to schools through enrollment s...
Video
UNICEF calls for end to cyberbullying at World Internet Expo in Wuzhen
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Document
Breaking the Silence on Violence
Violence against women and girls is a pervasive violation of human rights that persists worldwide and cuts across all socio-economic groups. This new collaborative study aims to provide a deeper understanding of the magnitude, nature and context of violence experienced specifically by indigenous girls, adolescents...
Report
Analysis of violence against children (Chinese summary)
Many studies have shown that child abuse is not uncommon, exist around the world. Child abuse seriously affect children's physical and mental health and development, and some influence and even last a lifetime.