Working Group on Violence

  Breaking the Silence: Unmasking Boys' Struggles and Transforming Harmful Gender Norms   Society places expectations on boys to be invulnerable, demonstrate strength, be self-sufficient, and when faced with adversity, to control their emotions and solve their problems alone. Deviating from these norms, for example, by seeking help, can be [...]

Extreme poverty is a severe form of violence against children, due to the multiple deprivations they suffer while living in poverty, and is often accompanied by stigma and discrimination. At the same time, poverty makes children more vulnerable to other forms of violence such as child labor, child marriage, prostitution, [...]

The climate crisis is the defining human and child’s rights challenge of our generation,[1] and the greatest threat to children’s health and wellbeing,[2] with impacts across all dimensions of society. One billion children, including many of the most disadvantaged and those living on the climate frontline, are already at extreme risk [...]

The COVID-19 pandemic has had many negative impacts on the lives of children and adolescents. One particular area of concern is the consequences on their mental health and well-being.  According to early findings from an international survey of children and adults in 21 countries conducted by UNICEF and Gallup – [...]

Freedom from violence is a human right of the child. But many children all over the world grow up with violence in homes, schools, neighborhoods, communities and countries. Moreover, the expansion of technology has increasingly exposed children to violence in the cyber space. Living in this context has a lasting [...]