Développement économique et social

This report provides a set of guiding principles derived from existing human rights standards and puts forward practical recommendations to accelerate progress in making safe child sensitive and effective mechanisms available for all children. Violence is seldom reported and in many circumstances children feel pressed to conceal it particularly when it is perpetrated by people they know and trust. The United Nations study recommended that mechanisms be established including telephone helplines through which children can report abuse speak to a trained counsellor in confidence and ask for support and advice. It underscored the need to make all children aware of such mechanisms and recommended that in every locality and every setting there should be well-publicized and easily accessible services to investigate reports of violence against children.

Le Bulletin mensuel de statistique présente des statistiques pour plus de 200 pays et territoires du monde. Il continent des données mensuelles et/ou des données annuelles et trimestrielles sur une série des sujets y compris la population les prix l'emploi et les revenus l'énergie la manufacture le transport la construction le commerce de marchandises international et les finances.

Le objective de cette publication est de présenter mensuellement des statistiques économiques et sociales actuelles pour la plupart des pays et territoires du monde. De plus on y trouve une série de tableaux qui contiennent des données annuelles et/ou trimestrielles illustrant les principales tendances et développements socio-économiques.

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has brought to light not only the systemic interdependence of countries but also the socioeconomic fragility of the global economy. From a trade and development perspective this has been felt most acutely in the most vulnerable developing countries – the least developed countries (LDCs). Even prior to the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic LDCs faced complex development challenges compounded with economic growth patterns that have failed to translate into accelerated poverty reduction and job creation. As the international community prepares for the upcoming fifteenth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD XV) and the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (UNLDC V) innovative strategies and approaches to enhance economic growth and address underlying vulnerabilities are urgently needed. This policy brief is a call to action for LDC Governments and the broader international community of development partners to take concerted action in the fostering of productive capacities for sustainable development.

The production of evidence on interventions for reducing violence against children (VAC) has steadily increased over the years. Yet gaps exist that need to be addressed when it comes to research investment priorities and future studies. An Evidence Gap Map provides an overview of available evidence on the topic and eight briefs summarize the findings. This brief focuses on ‘Response and support services’ interventions to reduce violence against children in low- and middle-income countries.