On Thursday, 18 June, the World Health Organization and partners will launch the Global Status Report on Preventing Violence Against Children during a webinar from 9 - 10:30 am New York time.
The report is the first of its kind. By analysing the experiences of 1,000 decision-makers from 155 countries, the report explores the progress countries have made toward ending violence against children through the lens of the INSPIRE Seven Strategies, a package of evidence-based interventions created in 2016.
The report includes a snapshot of countries’ progress toward global targets. It also provides the first-ever set of estimates for the numbers and rates of homicide among children under 18 years of age.
We can end child violence even as we fight against COVID-19. We have the data and the tried-and-tested tools to protect children.
The event will be moderated by Dr Etienne Krug, Director of the Department of Social Determinants of Health for the WHO. Speakers include child activists from Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, H.E. Mrs María Juliana Ruiz Sandoval, the First Lady of Colombia, Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of UNICEF, and Dr Howard Taylor, Executive Director of End Violence, among others.
To register for the webinar – which will be hosted in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish – please click on the link below. To learn more about the event and access the full programme, click here.
Registration
Click here to register for the launch event.
Date & Time
Thursday, 18 June 2020
9:30 - 10:30 am New York
Speakers
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, WHO
Agnes, a young leader from Uganda
Jason, a young leader from the Democratic Republic of Congo
Ms Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
Ms Henrietta Fore, Executive Director, UNICEF
Ms Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO
Dr Najat Maalla M’jid, Special Representative of the UNSG on Violence against Children
Dr Howard Taylor, Executive Director, Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children
Dr Alexander Butchart, Unit Head, Violence Prevention, WHO
H.E. Mrs María Juliana Ruiz Sandoval, First Lady, Colombia
Mr Adrien Taquet, State Secretary for Child Protection, France
Mr James Ebitu, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Gender, Labour, Social Development, Uganda
Ms Zoleka Mandela, Global Ambassador, Child Health Initiative
Dr Naoko Yamamoto, Assistant Director-General, UHC/Healthier Populations Division, WHO
Stay tuned for part two of the launch on 26 June 2020, which will convene experts and representatives from civil society to discuss the findings of the report in more detail.
