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World Day for Prevention
of Child Abuse - 19 November ©
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2009 Poster and Call to Action |
2006 Poster
To see and print poster in A4 format,click here (265 Ko)
An Acrobat version is also available, click here( (280 Ko)
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see and print Open Letter (.pdf - 220 Ko)
Open Letter 2006 to more than 700 WWSF Coalition Members and Partners
(Non-governmental and governmental in 119 countries)
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Children are the Present and the FutureChild abuse and violence against children is a Human Rights violation. It is a pervasive phenomenon that knows no boundaries of geography, culture or wealth and that will affect more children and young people unless everyone, governmental and non-governmental organizations, institutions, educators, experts, professionals and parents recognize their responsibility to act for the protection of children and for the prevention of child abuse and violence. To address the global challenge of creating a culture of prevention, the World Day campaign encourages action by mobilizing organizations and civil society as a whole to advocate for better prevention policies. As long as child abuse and violence continues, we cannot claim to be making real progress in implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child. |
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Dear Coalition Members and Partners,
With each passing year, the World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse is commemorated by hundreds of local, national and international actors around the world. We thank all those who marked the Day last year (625 organizations in 115 countries) and who sent us their reports of activities and events, all focusing on either physical, sexual and/or emotional abuse, neglect and violence. Global impact reports are published on our web site: ../children/1-coalitionimpact.php
Since its establishment seven years ago, WWSF is gratified that the process of the annual World Day campaign has already generated increased commitment and progress among civil society. We are closer to our objective but a lot more needs to be done. It is now essential that strong and effective prevention measures and programs are put in place to make clear the responsibility of all in ending child abuse and violence; ultimately securing the standards set in the Convention on the Rights of the Child as a reality. It is a moral imperative to ensure that children's rights are respected, promoted and put into practice. Due to our collective awareness raising, it should be easier now to introduce prevention in families, schools and other institutions. Our challenge is to move societies to an attitude of zero tolerance for child abuse and violence. Everyone has a role to play. We need everyone's active involvement and support in creating a global culture for prevention.
Brief Report 2005 - WWSF Conference and Prize for Prevention of Child Abuse ceremony
The World Day was commemorated for the sixth consecutive year with a Conference-Debate "Progress in preventing child abuse - annual review IV" at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Geneva. Swiss, European and international experts presented different prevention programs in the field of public education, campaigns, theatre, counseling groups, etc. Following the conference, WWSF announced and awarded the fourfirst Laureate organizations with its Prize for innovative prevention activities (US$ 5000):
- First Laureate (US$ 3000): International Child Abuse Network - Yes ICAN, USA
- Second Laureate (US$ 1000): Asociación Afecto contra el maltrato infantil, Colombia
- Two additional awards (US$ 500 each): Muhammadan Women Welfare Society, Pakistan & Youth Net and Counseling YONECO, Malawi.
The event proved a success
and was an occasion for Sue Meier, Executive Director of the first Laureate
organization, to present the activities of her NGO. A summary report together
with the profiles of the four Laureate organizations is featured on Internet:
www.woman.ch/children/1-coalitionimpact.php
& www.woman.ch/children/2-laureates.php
WWSF will select again this year four prizewinning organizations that will be
announced early November and awarded on the World Day in Geneva.
2006 Call to Action
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Observe, promote and support the World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse - 19 November There are many ways in which organizations and individuals can support the World Day campaign. Let's be creative! Some coalition members use the day
for public events (such as conferences, workshops, etc.), and/or for educational and cultural programs, art competitions in schools, churches, on television and
Internet, etc. Other ideas for action include:
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Share your programs with the WWSF International Clearinghouse for prevention of child abuse and violenceTo support all those involved in the prevention of child abuse and committed to ending violence in general, WWSF has developed a new program to serve as a shared platform for civil society, non-governmental and governmental organizations by offering practical tools for those working with children and engaged in preventing abuse and violence. To this end WWSF is compiling a database of Internet links to prevention programs so that good practices and innovative measures may be shared among child rights organizations and relevant groups. Via the International Clearinghouse, WWSF is collecting and disseminating information on good practices to facilitate easy access, and the sharing and adapting of programs to local, national and international environments. A first step of the database will be launched on the World Day 2006. By sharing information through this Clearinghouse, each organization contributes to the creation of a culture of prevention.If you wish to receive our questionnaire/registration form, please contact admin@wwsf.ch. Selected links to programs and good practices will be published on our website: www.woman.ch |
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Say "YES to prevention of child abuse! " - Second year WWSF Yellow sticker campaignAll children must be safe within their homes and families. Unfortunately, children's rights to protection from all forms of abuse and violence do not stop at the door of the family home. In order to support parents and caregivers in creating child safe environments, free of abuse and violence, last year WWSF developed a yellow sticker campaign which is one of our ongoing programs. It is an illustrative tool for parents, adults and youth working with children, to stress that child abuse and violence are unacceptable and that values and standards of behavior have to be respected within families and institutions. WWSF invites you to order yellow stickers and place them on your door, computer or any visible site, as a symbol of your stand for prevention of abuse, to treat all children with respect and dignity, and to take care and protect them from potential offenders. For more information, please visit our website: www.woman.ch |
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Engage your religious leaders and faith-based organizations in the campaign to prevent child abuse and violence,
This year 19 November falls on a Sunday. WWSF would like to suggest that you contact your local religious leaders and faith-based organizations and invite them to participate in serving, educating and assisting members of their communities by mentioning in their sermons and programs the World Day and information about good practices of prevention of child abuse and violence.
Include the new UN Study on Violence Against Children and its recommendations in your local and national programs (to be officially launched at the UN General Assembly 2006),
In 2001, the General Assembly requested the UN Secretary-General to conduct
an in-depth study on the question of violence against children following a
recommendation by the Committee on the Rights of the Child. The Independant
Expert, Prof. Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro was appointed to direct the study in collaboration
with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations
Children's Fund and the World Health Organization. The secretariat of the study is
based in Geneva.
The study focuses on the development of strategies aimed at effectively preventing
and combating all forms of violence against children; outlining steps to be taken at
the international level and by States to provide effective prevention, protection and
intervention, treatment, recovery and reintegration.
The study seeks to provide an understanding of the nature, extent, causes and
consequences of different forms of violence against children. This includes taking
into account five main settings in which violence takes place including the family,
schools, care and residential institutions as well as detention facilities and prisons,
communities and on the streets, and in work situations. A range of cross cutting
issues are also featured including physical, sexual and mental violence, trafficking
and exploitation, children affected by HIV, and refugees, separated and internally
displaced children. The information has been collected through a variety of sources
including questionnaire responses from governments, official statistics and reports
from State parties under the CRC, expert group meetings, conferences, summits
and reports from NGOs, a call for public submissions, regional consultations,
including with children.
The final study Report will be presented at the UN General Assembly in October
2006: www.violencestudy.org/r25.
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"The World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse reminds us of the importance
of acting now to respond to children's plight. Preventing violence is the most
effective way to protect children - a radical change is needed to ensure
that this priority is fully recognized and translated into action. The different
strengths of all those who work for and with children must be combined in
order to ensure the sea change we all aim to promote." (2006) |
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SELECTED FACTS & FIGURES (from various UN documents)
40 million children suffer from abuse and neglect, and require
health and social care.
300'000 children work as soldiers, transporters, and mine
detectors (every month, 800 children are killed or become
handicapped by mines). |
Definition: The term child abuse includes physical, sexual and emotional abuse as well as neglect, violence and exploitation of a child.
Use of World Day logo: Reproduction of the 19 November logo for information sharing is permitted provided that the source of the global convener is
mentioned (without any modification). Reproduction of the 19 November logo for fundraising purposes requires written permission from WWSF. WWSF
declines all responsibility for legal, financial, administrative or moral liabilities, which may result from events organized by coalition members and other actors
on the World Day.
Acknowledgements: WWSF thanks the OAK Foundation, Office Fédéral des Assurances Sociales Suisse, Etat de Vaud, Vivre Autrement, Etat de Genève (Dept.
de la solidarité et de l'emploi) and the World Family Foundation for their financial support towards the World Day and Prize program 2006.
Dear Coalition members and partners, by joining our forces, we can create a world fit for children. WWSF wishes to support you with posters and documents
to make your World Day event and activities a success. We honor our relationship with you and look forward to receiving your activity report 2006. Together
we achieve what no one can do alone.
Laure Maitrejean, Global program Co-ordinator 19 November - World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse, a WWSF initiative.
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