World Media on the Launch of the UN Study on Violence against Children

Submitted by crinadmin on Tue, 24/10/2006 - 12:45

Summary: Compilation of media and press releases about the launch of the UN Study on Violence against Children at the UN General Assembly in New York.

News from around the world

BELGIQUE: L’Etude du Secretaire General de l'ONU revele l'ampleur de la violence contre les enfants, UNICEF 12 octobre
FRANCE: Enfants esclaves, enfants battus, Le Monde, 11 octobre
UNITED KINGDOM: Child abuse 'widespread', UN says, BBC, 11 October
UK: Study reveals global child abuse, BBC, 12 October
NEW ZEALAND: Study on Violence Against Children, Newswire, 11 october
SOUTH AFRICA: Young People Speak Out at UN Report, Africa News Dimension
PAKISTAN: States Should Ban Violence Against Children, The International News
CANADA: Canadian Youth Advance Efforts to End Violence Against Children, Newswire
IRAN: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Lambasts Violence Against Children, Islamic Republic News Agency
NEPAL: Two Nepali Child Workers to Attend UN, The Himalayan Times
SOUTH KOREA: Nepali Child Workers Attend Global Conferences, Ohmy News International

NGOs

EveryChild: EveryChild warmly welcomes the new UN study on violence against children, 24 October
Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children: Ending Legal Violence against Children: Global Report 2006, 12 October
Terre des Hommes Germany / Netherlands: Violence against Children: Almost everywhere, 12 October
Plan International: No More Excuses! - Beyond the UN Study on Violence against Children, 12 October
Save the Children: Activities around the launch of the Study, 10 October

UN Agencies

ILO: New UN Report on violence against children: the workplace setting. Zero tolerance for violence against children in the workplace, 12 October
UNICEF: UN Secretary-General urges action to stop violence against children, 12 October
WHO: Violence against children: chilling health consequences, 12 October
UN News: Top UN officials urge all to back Annan’s global study on violence against children, 12 October
OHCHR: UN Secretary-General's study reveals full range and scale of Violence against Children, 12 October
UNESCO: Violence in schools a global problem according to UN Study, 11 October

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