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Bid to end violence "affecting 1 billion youngsters a year”

Bid to end violence "affecting 1 billion youngsters a year”

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An ambitious strategy to end violence against children has been unveiled by UN health experts.

Launching the plan on Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that a new global approach is needed as it affects around one billion children every year.

Despite the alarming data, WHO says that many cases of violence are “hidden, unseen or under-reported”.

Daniel Johnson has more.

Duration: 2’45”

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