The co-hosts of the first Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children are urging leaders to work to create 'a world in which every child grows up free from violence.' The conference is taking place this week in Bogota, following preparatory meetings that included Liberia and Nigeria.
are urging leaders to work to create"a world in which every child grows up free from violence." The conference is taking place this week in Bogota, following preparatory meetings that included Liberia and Nigeria.
Violence against children reflects more general societal practives, including child labour, unregulated exploitation of rare earth minerals - often done by children, gender-based violence and conflicts over scarce resources such as water and inequities in access to health care.
Garmai S. Tokpah, Deputy Minister for Children and Social Protection at the Ministry of Gender Children and Social Protection , has reiterated the urgent need of…
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