{"id":20188,"date":"2021-03-04T17:35:30","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T17:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/?page_id=20188"},"modified":"2023-09-06T17:34:10","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T16:34:10","slug":"global-initiative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/global-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"The Global Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children: A History<\/h2>\n\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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The Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children (GI) was launched in 2001. It worked to end corporal punishment, advocating for full and comprehensive law reform to prohibit violent discipline, raising awareness about the issue, and monitoring law reform and other developments worldwide.<\/p>

Since 2001, because of the efforts of many individuals and organisations including the Global Initiative, there has been a sea-change in attitudes towards children\u2019s right to protection from all forms of violence, including from corporal punishment in the home, and a dramatic increase in the number of countries which have either prohibited all corporal punishment of children or are committed to doing so.<\/p>

From 2020, the work of the Global Initiative was taken forward by the End Violence Partnership<\/a> under the name End Corporal Punishment, and from September 2023 the World Health Organization in collaboration with a multi-partner Steering Committee became the new host for End Corporal Punishment. This support has allowed for the continuation of essential advocacy to ensure all children are protected from violent discipline and strengthen connections and approaches with work to end other forms of violence.<\/p>

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The achievements and approach of the Global Initiative<\/h2>\n\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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The Global Initiative pioneered a new and systematic approach to advocating for children\u2019s rights:<\/p>