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Yearly half of the 
’s children (approx. 1 billion) are affected by physical, sexual or psychological violence, suffering injuries, disabilities & death, because countries have failed to follow established strategies to #EndViolence against children
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New global status report by WHO, @UNICEF, @UNESCO, @SRSGVAC & @GPtoEndViolence calls for more government action to #EndViolence against children & warns of ‘dramatic impact’ of #COVID19
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The Global Status Report on Preventing Violence Against Children 2020 is the first of its kind, charting progress in 155 countries against the “INSPIRE” framework, a set of seven strategies for #EndViolence & responding to violence against children.
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The report signals a clear need in all countries to scale up efforts to implement strategies to #EndViolence against children. While 88% of countries have key laws in place to protect children, only 47% of countries said these were being strongly enforced
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The report includes the first ever global homicide estimates specifically for children under 18 years of age:
- in 2017, around 40 000 children were victims of homicide, including 28 160 
& 11 990 
It's time to #EndViolence & protect our children.
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Nearly 3 in 4 children (300 million) aged 2-4 years regularly suffer physical punishment and/or psychological violence at the hands of parents and caregivers.
It's time to #EndViolence against children.
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1 in 4 children aged under 5 years live with a mother who is a victim of intimate partner violence.
Let's #EndViolence of any form.
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1 in 3 students...
...aged 11 to 15 suffered bullying in the past month. That's 35% of boys and 30% of girls
...aged 13 to 15 were in a physical fight in the past year. That's 45% of boys and 25% of girls
Let's #EndViolence at school.
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120 million girls & young women under 20 years of age have suffered some form of forced sexual contact.
It's time to #EndViolence against girls & young women.
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Adults who experienced 4 or more childhood adversities are:
times more likely to be involved in interpersonal violence
times more likely to attempt suicide
It's crucial to #EndViolence against children as it affects them at all life stages.
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When physically or sexually abused as a child:
- Men are 
times more likely to perpetuate physical & sexual intimate partner violence
- Women are 
times more likely to suffer physical & sexual intimate partner violence
It's time to #EndViolence
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