Promoting childrens meaningful and ethical participation in the UN global study on violence against children: a short guide for members of the NGO advisory panel and others:
Recorded in July 2016
Contributors
Author: R. Karkara, F. Shoma Jabeen, N. Bhandari
Publisher: Save the Children Sweden
Date: 2016
Geographic Coverage: International
Type of Resource: Other
Sector/setting: Government
Vulnerable groups: Children experiencing domestic violence
Developed with children and young people? Yes
Type of participation: Collaboration with children (e.g. action research, shared planning or decision making with adults)
Availability: Open Access
Keywords: Active Participants, Advisors, Children, Consultations, Key Actors Young People, NGO, Research, Secretary General Global Study, UN, Violence
Introduction
The UN General Assembly requested the Secretary General in 2002 to conduct an in-depth global study on the issue of violence against children. Children participated in all aspects of the study, for example: as active participants in the planning, analysis.
Following the growing recognition that violence is an all-too common experience in the daily lives of many boys and girls around the world, the UN General Assembly requested the Secretary General in 2002 to conduct an in-depth global study on this issue.
The participation of children is crucial to the quality and credibility of the UN Global Study on Violence Against Children. Children’s involvement must be at the very heart of the Study if it is to better understand the extent and nature of violence against children and to help design more effective responses that provide children with improved protection against such violence.