Gender Dimensions of Violence Against Children and Adolescents

A young girl, who is the daughter of a survivor of domestic violence. When she was born, this violence extended to her.
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UNICEF Child Protection and Gender Sections in collaboration with Office of Research-Innocenti published this paper on Gender Dimensions of Violence Against Children and Adolescents. This paper examines how and why UNICEF and international partners should pay greater attention to gender dimensions of violence against children and adolescents, including drivers of violence and opportunities for more effective violence prevention and response.

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