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Ending violence against children must be a national priority

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According to the Global Status Report on Preventing Violence Against Children 2020, each year, half of the world’s children (approximately one billion) are affected by physical, sexual or psychological violence, suffering injuries, disabilities and death. The report was published in June this year by the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNESCO, the Special Representative of

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Ending violence against children must be a national priority

Journal Articles, Op-ed, Op-ed (English)

According to the Global Status Report on Preventing Violence Against Children 2020, each year, half of the world’s children (approximately one billion) are affected by physical, sexual or psychological violence, suffering injuries, disabilities and death. The report was published in June this year by the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNESCO, the Special Representative of

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Ending violence against children must be a national priority

Journal Articles, Op-ed, Op-ed (English)

According to the Global Status Report on Preventing Violence Against Children 2020, each year, half of the world’s children (approximately one billion) are affected by physical, sexual or psychological violence, suffering injuries, disabilities and death. The report was published in June this year by the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNESCO, the Special Representative of

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Reimagining an inclusive society

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On March 12, 2020, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine organised a discussion titled “Discrimination and Racism During Coronavirus Outbreak”. There, Jabez Lam (Manager, Hackney Community Services) mentioned that the centre had received reports from the Chinese and East Asians in London about abuse and harassment since the Chinese government announced the lockdown

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Are we serious about ending violence against children?

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A report titled, “Keeping the Promise: Ending Violence Against Children by 2030” has recently been presented by Najat Maalla M’jid, Special Representative of the Secretary General on Violence Against Children, at a side event, “Putting Children at the Heart of the 2030 Agenda” during the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF).    The report

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Think before donating to orphanages

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While working in Liberia during 2013-2014, I along with the team had an opportunity to support the government in implementing their deinstitutionalisation policy. This had several components: reunifying children living in institutions (popularly known as “missions”) with their families, supporting the parents with a start-up capital and basic training on business skills, developing capacity on

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শিশুরা কী ভাবছে তা আমাদের শুনতে হবে

Journal Articles, Op-ed, Op-ed (Bengali)

নিজের কাজের অভিজ্ঞতায় জানি যে শিশুদের অধিকার বিষয়ে আমাদের সমাজের বেশির ভাগ মানুষের ধারণা খুব সীমিত। তার ওপর আছে নানা বিভ্রান্তি।সবচেয়ে বেশি ভুল ধারণা শিশুদের অংশগ্রহণের অধিকার নিয়ে। যাঁরা শিশুদের নিয়ে কাজ করছেন, তাঁরা কমিউনিটি পর্যায়ে অভিভাবকদের থেকে প্রায়ই একটি প্রশ্নের মুখোমুখি হন, ‘শিশুদের অধিকার আছে তাদের সংশ্লিষ্ট বিষয়গুলো নিয়ে মতামত প্রকাশ করার, এটা শুনে

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