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A young rape survivor at a safe house in Monrovia, Liberia.
UN Photo/Staton Winter

Evidence on rampant violence against children ‘compels us to act’ – UNICEF report

4 September 2014
Violence against children is universal – so prevalent and deeply ingrained in societies it is often unseen and accepted as the norm – according to new, unprecedented data presented by the United Nations today.
Child soldiers guard a road near Bunia, Ituri region, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
UNICEF/HQ03-0555/LeMoyne

Impunity leads perpetrators to continue child rights violations in DR Congo – UN report

21 July 2014
The recruitment and use of children by armed groups remained endemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) between 2010 and 2013, according to a new United Nations report, which cited impunity as a major factor in the ongoing abuses.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meets with Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada.
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

In Toronto, Ban says ensuring health of women, children 'best investment we can make'

30 May 2014
Despite major global progress in improving the health of children and their mothers, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged participants at a summit in Toronto to show the leadership, build the key partnerships, generate the financing and devise the creative solutions needed to deliver a world of health, safety and possibility for every woman and every child.
Two women in Mauritania who had operations for obstetric fistula.
IRIN/Manon Riviere

On International Day, UN urges end to ‘global social injustice’ of obstetric fistula

23 May 2014
United Nations officials today called for eradicating the global social injustice of obstetric fistula, a consequence of childbirth that affects an estimated two million women and girls in developing countries but is entirely preventable with access to quality medical care.
A mother and her newborn baby at the Maternal and Child Health Training Institute for medically needy in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
UN Photo/Kibae Park

Quality care at birth could save nearly 3 million children – UN-backed study

19 May 2014
The majority of the almost 3 million children who die before they turn one month old could be saved if they received quality care around the time of birth, according to the findings released today in a study supported by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), which is urging additional attention and resources for this group of children.
A computer class at San Jose, a rural secondary school in La Ceja del Tambo, Antioquia, Colombia.
World Bank/Charlotte Kesl

Marking Safer Internet Day, UN champions global efforts for child online protection

11 February 2014
The United Nations and its partners are celebrating Safer Internet Day today with a special focus on education strategies to promote greater online safety for children and young people.
Photo: ILO
ILO

Key UN body can now hear complaints from children whose rights have been violated

14 January 2014
A new legal instrument allowing children or their representatives to file a complaint with the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child is set to go into effect in April, following its final required ratification, the United Nations today announced.
Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, Najat Maalla M’jid.
UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

UN expert decries ‘unacceptable’ number of child victims of abuse in Benin

8 November 2013
A United Nations independent expert today urged the Government of Benin to make child protection a priority in its agenda, following a visit to the country which revealed that violence and exploitation of children is of serious concern.
In Côte d'Ivoire, a young girl helps to cut fish.
Nicole Franz/FAO

UN agencies call for better protection of children working in fishing industry

27 June 2013
Governments must take measures to protect children from harmful work in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture, two United Nations agencies stressed today, noting that many are exposed to hazardous working conditions even when their countries have signed treaties to protect them.
Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Leila Zerrougui.
UN Photo/Violaine Martin

Conflicts in Syria, Mali pose unprecedented threats to children – UN report

12 June 2013
Despite progress to protect children living in war-affected countries, the evolving character and tactics of conflict are creating unprecedented threats for children, particularly in Syria, Mali and the Central African Republic, a top United Nations envoy today said.