As Nigeria commemorates Children’s day today, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has pledged to support the federal government by launching a National plan of action to end violence against children by 2030.
UNICEF Nigeria Deputy Representatives, Isiye Ndombi, who made this known recently, said the organization will also support the government to track and monitor reported cases of violence against children.
Ndombi said, “Violence against children is pervasive. Violations occur in the home, school, work place and online. The perpetrators often include the very people children are expected to trust: parents, caregivers and other family members, friends, teachers and intimate partners.
“Violence against children marks them often for life. Sometimes the marks are visible: bruises and broken bones. But the harm that violence causes children also effects their mental and physical health and their ability to function in the world.”
He said Nigeria has…
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