Tagged: violence against children

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I had problems at home. So I joined an armed group.

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With negotiations under way for a future peace deal in Colombia, UNICEF has obtained a rare interview with a young woman just released from an armed group after spending 6 years in the jungle. In her words, this is her story. Things were bad at home, so bad that I lost the will to live. I thought if I joined an armed group, I would get… Read more →←
Three children in the shelter of a blanket.

5 years on: Peace for the children of Syria?

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I visited Syria on the eve of the 3rd anniversary of the conflict, two years of suffering ago. At the time, it hardly seemed possible that the situation facing millions of children there could get worse. But it could. And, tragically, it did. Three weeks ago, I visited Syria again. And while the situation facing children still threatens… Read more →←
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NOW is the time to invest in Burundi’s children

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It’s tough to be a child in Burundi – and it’s getting tougher by the day. Burundi’s children – who account for half the population of 10 million ­– are, the Global Hunger Index reports, in the hungriest country in the world. Three in five are stunted – which means they’re not only shorter for their age than they should… Read more →←
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Rebuilding children’s lives after a sudden burst of violence

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Before there wasn’t much. Bamboo walls, a thatched roof, a dirt playground. But the simple classroom in a camp for people who fled their homes after civil war erupted in South Sudan in 2013 served as more than just a place to learn. For the 23,000 children living in the UN protection of civilians site in Malakal, the school was a place… Read more →←
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Nurture or not: No clear answer in many schools

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“We are lacking positive role models when it comes to reducing violence,” explains Jacmel’s school inspector with a frown. “As people grow up being beaten during their own childhood, they consider corporal punishment of children as a normal step of becoming an adult.” After two days in Jacmel, located in Haiti’s South East… Read more →←
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In solidarity with humanity

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On Friday, November 13, 2015, the world stood still once again. While at a school event, my phone began getting alerts from various news sources relating the worst news – there had been a terrorist attack in Paris. Frantically searching through my Twitter feed and reading the accounts of the attacks, the night seemed to go on forever.… Read more →←
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Keeping the spotlight on violence against children

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Recently in Malawi, a six-year-old girl was sexually abused by a 23-year-old man at Chikali camp in Nsanje East Bank – one of the hardest to reach areas in the country as a result of the recent flood emergency. The child was admitted at Fatima hospital, while the suspect awaited police arrest at the camp, where he was kept in temporary… Read more →←
A young girl, recently married, watches as other girls in her community walk to school. The image is a still from a new music video which aims to raise awareness about the issues of child marriage.

Ending child marriage: the time to act is NOW

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To be a happy child. To be part of a family that lives in harmony and domestic peace. To be a parent who has full capacity and knowledge to raise his or her children to have healthy fulfilling lives, free from violence. To be surrounded by a strong and peaceful community. These are common aspirations of people, in all countries. But when… Read more →←

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