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To stop child abuse we must understand what drives abusers’ behaviour

unicef jamaica violence against children
Safety and justice

By Janet Cupidon-Quallo

To stop child abuse we must understand what drives abusers’ behaviour

Having supported the 2011-2015 Children and Violence Report of the Jamaica Crime Observatory (JCO), it was very encouraging to see its findings recently on the cover of The Sunday Gleaner. The JCO is a unit of the Ministry of National Security and a partner of UNICEF. It is important for Jamaicans to see the facts and figures as they… Read more →←

#UNICEFstories: meet the community heroes building a safer future for Jamaican children

Safety and justice

By Matthew K. Firpo

#UNICEFstories: meet the community heroes building a safer future for Jamaican children

As filmmakers we came to Jamaica to tell stories. We didn’t set out to find any one story rather, we wanted to meet the individuals running local, community programs. The ones who had dedicated their lives to making some small part of their world, their communities, a better place. And so for our films, we realized, these were the… Read more →←

Tiny Stories #foreverychild: Jamaican writers mark UNICEF’s 70th anniversary

Lifelong learning

By Ross Sheil

Tiny Stories #foreverychild: Jamaican writers mark UNICEF’s 70th anniversary

This year on Sunday, November 20, UNICEF marks the 70th anniversary of our work for children. To mark the occasion writers all over the world, including in Jamaica, were asked to each pen a Tiny Story on the theme ‘what I want for every child’. Local children’s author and Fight for Peace country manager, Kellie Magnus, reached out… Read more →←

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Achieving national action to reduce child poverty: strengthen public investment; data collection and reporting on child rights, particularly on disabilities.

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Improving education for disadvantaged children: access to quality education; safe schools; early childhood development; student-centred learning; and data collection.

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Boosting health outcomes for infants and adolescents: access to quality services; prenatal and postnatal care; HIV/AIDS; teen pregnancy; and vulnerable groups.

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Working to end violence in every sphere of a child’s life: prevention; legislation; barriers and bottlenecks; capacity building; and partnerships/innovation.
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