Children and Youth
Violence Against Girls, Boys and Women in Southern Africa: A Statistical Profile
Violence against girls boys and women is a grave violation of their fundamental rights and an issue of concern worldwide. It is an afront to their dignity safety and well-being with long-lasting often intergenerational consequences. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) are committed to addressing this urgent issue and working towards a world in which every child and woman can live free from violence. This publication represents a joint effort by SADC and UNICEF to compile and present the latest data from national surveys to document the prevalence of violence against children and women in the SADC region. The findings shed light on the nature and magnitude of the problem as well as the factors that contribute to its continuation. The results reveal that violence against children and women in the region is pervasive and persistent affecting millions of lives. This violence takes many forms including physical sexual and emotional violence along with neglect and exploitation. The report also shows that such violence is often hidden underreported and perpetuated by harmful social norms gender inequality poverty conflict and other structural factors. It makes apparent that beyond the so-called three ‘C’s’ – COVID climate change and conflict – violence against children and women represents a clear threat to national economies mental health and educational outcomes.
Global and regional frameworks on violence against girls, boys and women
For the first time a universal call for action against violence has become an official part of the global development agenda: The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have established specific and aspirational targets to end violence against girls boys and women by 2030. As custodian or co-custodian for four of the indicators related to violence UNICEF is responsible for global monitoring and reporting on progress and facilitating country-level data collection to strengthen data availability.
Protecting every child and woman from violence: A call to action
Preventing and responding to violence against children and women has long been at the core of UNICEF’s child protection programming. UNICEF and SADC countries are working together to address the intersections of violence against children and violence against women through programming that seeks to transform gender norms. This approach is aligned with the SADC Regional Strategy and Framework of Action for Addressing Gender-Based Violence (2018-2030) and guided by UNICEF’s current Strategic Plan (2022-2025). It is also informed by a growing regional evidence base on what works to address violence against children and women.
Violence against girls, boys and women in the Southern African development community
Violence is a preventable life-threatening and costly human rights violation for millions of girls boys and women across all contexts and settings in Eastern and Southern Africa and within the countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). When it comes to protecting children and women and ensuring they realize their full potential one victim of violence is one too many. SADC countries have a strong evidence base on the subject of violence. Still the prevalence of sexual physical and emotional violence in some of these countries is among the highest in the world.
Foreword
Violence against girls boys and women is a grave violation of their fundamental rights and an issue of concern worldwide. It is an afront to their dignity safety and well-being with long-lasting often intergenerational consequences. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) are committed to addressing this urgent issue and working towards a world in which every child and woman can live free from violence.
Вопросник, разосланный в январе 2021 года странам — участницам конференции европейских статистиков
Настоящий вопросник предназначен для сбора материалов для Целевой группы по статистике о детях подростках и молодежи Конференции европейских статистиков (КЕС). Задачами Целевой группой являются: подготовка руководства призванного повысить доступность качество и сопоставимость статистических данных о детях подростках и молодежи; выработка рекомендаций по более последовательным и гармонизированным определениям методологиям и подходам в странах — участницах Конференции европейских статистиков. Мы хотели бы узнать о существующей в странах-членах практике сбора данных и представления статистики по детям и молодежи о проблемах с которыми приходится сталкиваться и о методах решения этих проблем при сборе данных и представлении отчетности. Все эти сведения послужат отправной точкой в работе Целевой группы.
Вступление
Конвенция Организации Объединенных Наций о правах ребенка 1989 года обязывает ее стороны обеспечить всем детям справедливые возможности в жизни. Разработка национальной и международной политики обеспечивающей всем детям и молодежи наилучшие возможности для развития и поддержку для успешного вступления во взрослую жизнь требует надежной достоверной информации в отношении широкого круга вопросов влияющих на жизнь детей. Несмотря на то что методы измерения и мониторинга благополучия детей и молодежи были усовершенствованы в последнем десятилетии по-прежнему существуют пробелы в данных в частности о детях и молодежи находящихся в наиболее уязвимом положении.