Celebrating childhood : a journey to end violence against children

This book is inspired by personal stories and messages that capture the achievements and dreams of remarkable people -- from all regions of the world, of all ages and backgrounds, from visionary leaders from all walks of life to child rights defenders, scholars, artists, young advocates and other tireless ambassadors for the protection of children
Forewords / H. M. Queen Silvia of Sweden, Michelle Bachelet Jeria, President of Chile -- Preface / Marta Santos Pais -- Part 1 Celebrating progress and igniting action for children’s freedom from violence -- Celebrating 10 years of the UN Study on Violence against Children: a milestone in the protection of children’s rights / Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro -- Building on achievements, continuing the fight for children / Maud de Boer-Buquicchio -- Fair, effective and child-friendly justice systems: a prerequisite to end violence against children / Yury Fedotov -- Promising justice for children / Turid Heiberg -- Taking action to protect children from violence / Shirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra -- The next frontier in combating violence against children: the family / Assefa Bequele -- Migrant and refugee children in Europe: violence and detention must stop / Nils Muižnieks -- My experience and personal transformation in relation to violence / Maxima Apaza Millares -- Part 2 Building a world as big as children’s dreams, free from fear and violence -- Recipe for children’s protection from violence / Gastón Acurio -- Building bridges through music to end violence against children / Lang Lang -- Nostalgic future / Tezuka Takaharu -- City of Children - taking the voice of children seriously / Jorge Muñoz -- Children are changemakers / Marc Dullaert -- Ethics, aesthetics and citizenship: educating for life, for living together / Leonardo Garnier -- Winny’s story: taking action against online violence / Winny Moreira -- Sports, education and the end of violence against children / Atlee Mahorn -- Part 3 Breaking the silence and building children’s resilience -- Rights and respect / Fernanda Santana -- A call for zero violence in schools and educational settings / Trisha Shetty -- Standing up against bullying / Aija Mayrock -- Cartoon Network -- Don’t be afraid – breaking the silence of child sexual abuse / Montxo Armendáriz -- Every hour matters after rape: using data to support survivors / Daniela Ligiero -- Building a safe home / Sister Doreen -- The transformative power of early childhood development in building peace in the world / Rima Salah -- It’s high time to end all violent punishment of children / Chris Dodd -- Sport and children’s right to play / Inter Campus -- Part 4 Special protection for children at heightened risk -- Birth of a rap song / Kelvin Agusto Enamorado -- The potential of children affected by conflict to fulfil the promise of the sustainable development goals / Leila Zerrougui -- The chaos of emergencies: making children safe / Elhadj As Sy -- When touched by poverty, the separation between bully and bullied is almost non-existent / Kathleen Saint-Amand -- Children with albinism: from invisible to visible / Ikponwosa Ero -- Protecting children from trafficking in emergency situations / Maria Grazia Giammarinaro.

xv, 154 p. : ill.

Available also online (viewed 9 Jan. 2020).

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