{"id":26664,"date":"2024-11-18T17:14:20","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T17:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/?p=26664"},"modified":"2024-11-20T14:47:14","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T14:47:14","slug":"minconlandmarktoevac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/minconlandmarktoevac\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministerial Conference is landmark in global commitment to ending violence against children"},"content":{"rendered":"\n            <div class=\"separator- glacier-section\"  id=\"section-69d7b3606820e\">\n            <div class=\"container\">\n                <section>\n                    \n<div class=\"row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-9\" style=\"background: transparent  \">\n\t<div class=\"text-block shortcode-container\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\n\t<p>From 7-8 November 2024, 1,400 delegates including over <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/endviolenceagainstchildrenconference.org\/country-attendance\/\">130 <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">governments,<\/span> 80 Ministers<\/a>,<\/span> children, young people, survivors, CSOs, academics and experts, international agencies and funders met in Bogota, Colombia, for the First Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children, collectively determined to make decisive progress in ending violence against children.<\/p><p>Hosted by the Governments of Colombia and Sweden, in partnership with WHO, UNICEF and the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence Against Children, Ministerial Conference delegates were enthused and energized by the rich and dynamic two-day programme as well as 33 satellite events over the days preceding the main conference hosted by a range of violence prevention partners and 19 formal side events hosted during the conference.<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\"><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-3\" style=\"background: transparent  \">\n\t<div class=\"feature-box text-center media-box \">\n    <div class=\"fbox-media\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-no-retina src=\"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/MinCon-graphic-1061x281.png\" alt=\"MinCon graphic\" width=\"1061\" height=\"281\" class=\"img-responsive\" \/>\n        \t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fbox-desc\">\n        <h2><\/h2>\n        <span class=\"subtitle\"><\/span>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"text-block shortcode-container\" >\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/govt-pledges-corporal-punishment\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Click HERE to see all the government pledges related to ending violent punishment of children!<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4\" style=\"background: transparent  \">\n\t<div class=\"feature-box text-center media-box \">\n    <div class=\"fbox-media\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-no-retina src=\"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/whole-conference-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"whole-conference-1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"img-responsive\" \/>\n        \t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fbox-desc\">\n        <h2><\/h2>\n        <span class=\"subtitle\">Conference hosts and children take to the stage in the opening ceremony<\/span>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4\" style=\"background: transparent  \">\n\t<div class=\"feature-box text-center media-box \">\n    <div class=\"fbox-media\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-no-retina src=\"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/whole-con-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"whole-con-2\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"img-responsive\" \/>\n        \t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fbox-desc\">\n        <h2><\/h2>\n        <span class=\"subtitle\">The President of Colombia surrounded by youth activists<\/span>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4\" style=\"background: transparent  \">\n\t<div class=\"feature-box text-center media-box \">\n    <div class=\"fbox-media\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-no-retina src=\"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/whole-conf-3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"whole-conf-3\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"img-responsive\" \/>\n        \t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fbox-desc\">\n        <h2><\/h2>\n        <span class=\"subtitle\">Delegates watching plenary sessions<\/span>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-9\" style=\"background: transparent  \">\n\t<div class=\"text-block shortcode-container\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\n\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>The landmark Ministerial Conference resulted in many significant outcomes:<\/p><p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\"><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-9\" style=\"background: transparent  \">\n\t<div class=\"text-block shortcode-container\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\n\t<ul><li>More than 100 countries made <a href=\"https:\/\/endviolenceagainstchildrenconference.org\/pledges\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">pledges<\/span><\/a> to end violence against children, including:<ul><li><strong>Seven countries pledged to enact legislation prohibiting corporal punishment \u2013 Burundi, Czechia, Kyrgyzstan, Sri Lanka, and Uganda in all settings \u2013 and Nigeria and Gambia in schools. <\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Kenya, Benin, Nigeria and Uganda announced intention to pursue a new UN (WHA) resolution on ending corporal punishment.<\/strong><\/li><li>Almost 50 countries committed to investing in parenting support to prevent violence against children.<\/li><li>Almost 50 countries committed to investing in school-based interventions to prevent violence against children.<\/li><li><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The United Kingdom Government along with other partners committed to launch a Global Taskforce on ending violence in and through schools;<\/span><\/li><li>Tanzania committed to introduce Child Protection Desks in all 25,000 schools;<\/li><li>Spain committed to pursue a new digital law to promote digital safety;<\/li><li>The Solomon Islands pledged to raise the legal age of marriage from 15 to 18 years;<\/li><li>Many other countries made commitments to strengthen national policies and\/or develop specific plans to tackle violence against children. Some countries such as Kenya submitted comprehensive, costed and nationally-scaled plans to end violence against children.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>A call to action: signed by 45 governments at the close of the Conference, and still open for government endorsement for a few more days.<\/li><li>Launch of a <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/restlessdevelopment.org\/youth-power-in-action\/\">youth movement to end violence against children<\/a> <\/span>by participating youth delegates<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/ciff.org\/news\/global\/funding-announcement-at-the-ending-violence-against-children-ministerial-2024\/\">Announcement<\/a><\/span> by the Children\u2019s Investment Fund Foundation of a grant of USD $125 million<\/li><\/ul><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\"><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-3\" style=\"background: transparent  \">\n\t<div class=\"feature-box text-center media-box \">\n    <div class=\"fbox-media\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-no-retina src=\"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ann-skelton-2-978x1424.jpg\" alt=\"ann-skelton-2\" width=\"978\" height=\"1424\" class=\"img-responsive\" \/>\n        \t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fbox-desc\">\n        <h2><\/h2>\n        <span class=\"subtitle\">Ann Skelton, Chair of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, addresses the Conference, noting States' obligations to prohibit all corporal punishment of children<\/span>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12\" style=\"background: transparent  \">\n\t<div class=\"text-block shortcode-container\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\n\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p><h2>Focus on ending corporal punishment at the Ministerial Conference<\/h2><p>The urgent need to take action to end corporal punishment was raised repeatedly during the Conference. Speakers noted that it is by some distance the most common form of violence experienced by children, that it's legality in many countries is a critical breach of children's rights and a fundamental obstacle in any effort to end violence against children. Furthermore, they noted that evidence and experience show it can be prevented<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"> through legislation, interventions and other public education measures.<\/span><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><h3>Countries pledge to prohibit and eliminate corporal punishment of children!<\/h3><p>Seven countries pledged to prohibit corporal punishment\u00a0\u2013 Burundi, Czechia, Kyrgyzstan, Sri Lanka, and Uganda in all settings, and Nigeria and Gambia in schools. <strong>These countries have a combined child population of approximately 145 million children.<\/strong><\/p><p>24 countries pledged to take specific action to eliminate corporal punishment, most commonly by promoting positive parenting and positive discipline in schools. These countries included Austria, Benin, Botswana, Cambodia, Cabo Verde, Central African Republic, Dominican Republic, Eswatini, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Jamaica, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Timor Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uganda.<\/p><p>Kenya, Benin, Nigeria and Uganda announced their intention to pursue a new UN (WHA) resolution on ending corporal punishment.<\/p><p>Read <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/govt-pledges-corporal-punishment\/\">all the government pledges to address corporal punishment and promote positive discipline.<\/a><\/span><\/p><p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/endviolenceagainstchildrenconference.org\/pledges\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">all the pledges<\/span><\/span><\/a> made by governments and organisations to end violence against children.<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\"><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12\" style=\"background: transparent  \">\n\t<div class=\"feature-box text-center media-box \">\n    <div class=\"fbox-media\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-no-retina src=\"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Corp-pun-plenary-session-1600x683.jpg\" alt=\"Corp-pun-plenary-session\" width=\"1600\" height=\"683\" class=\"img-responsive\" \/>\n        \t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fbox-desc\">\n        <h2><\/h2>\n        <span class=\"subtitle\">Representatives of the Governments of (left to right) Benin, Burundi, Czechia, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Nigeria, Kyrgyzstan and Nigeria announce pledges to prohibit corporal punishment and pursue a UN (WHA) resolution.<\/span>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12\" style=\"background: transparent  \">\n\t<div class=\"text-block shortcode-container\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\n\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">,<\/span><\/h3><h3>Satellite and side events on ending corporal punishment of children<\/h3><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\"><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-3\" style=\"background: transparent  \">\n\t<div class=\"feature-box text-center media-box \">\n    <div class=\"fbox-media\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-no-retina src=\"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Zambia-satellite-2-1092x1390.jpg\" alt=\"Zambia-satellite-2\" width=\"1092\" height=\"1390\" class=\"img-responsive\" \/>\n        \t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fbox-desc\">\n        <h2><\/h2>\n        <span class=\"subtitle\">Ms. Angela Chomba Kawandami, Permanent Secretary for the Government of Zambia<\/span>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8\" style=\"background: transparent  \">\n\t<div class=\"text-block shortcode-container\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\n\t<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=b-uJtESCBjg&amp;t=2040s\"><strong>Ending corporal punishment of children: The march of progress - <\/strong><\/a><strong>High-Level <\/strong><strong>learning exchange on prohibiting and eliminating violent punishment of children<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Satellite event, 6th November 2024<\/p><p><strong>There was energy in the room!<\/strong> We were honoured to hear Ms. Angela Chomba Kawandami, Permanent Secretary for the Government of Zambia talk about Zambia\u2019s comprehensive, committed, data-driven and evidence-based approach to ending corporal punishment of children in their homes, schools and all other settings.<\/p><p>The government delegations of Botswana, Cambodia, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Papua New Guinea, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Sri Lanka and key CSO partners joined the discussion, talking about their commitment and how to overcome the challenges in ending violent punishment of children.<\/p><p>Sincere thanks to organising partners ChildFund Alliance, Save the Children International and the World Health Organization, and expert international academics Professors Liz Gershoff and Jorge Cuartas.<\/p><p>Watch the recording<span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"> <a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=b-uJtESCBjg&amp;t=2040s\">here.<\/a><\/span><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\"><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4\" style=\"background: transparent  \">\n\t<div class=\"feature-box text-center media-box \">\n    <div class=\"fbox-media\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-no-retina src=\"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Liz-satellite-2000x1047.jpg\" alt=\"Liz-satellite\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1047\" class=\"img-responsive\" \/>\n        \t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fbox-desc\">\n        <h2><\/h2>\n        <span class=\"subtitle\">Professor Liz Gershoff presents the evidence from research on corporal punishment<\/span>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4\" style=\"background: transparent  \">\n\t<div class=\"feature-box text-center media-box \">\n    <div class=\"fbox-media\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-no-retina src=\"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SL-satellite-event-2000x1000.jpg\" alt=\"SL-satellite-event\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1000\" class=\"img-responsive\" \/>\n        \t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fbox-desc\">\n        <h2><\/h2>\n        <span class=\"subtitle\">K. Mahesan, Secretary at the Ministry of Women, Child, Youth Affairs and Sports announces Sri Lanka's pledge to prohibit all corporal punishment of children<\/span>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4\" style=\"background: transparent  \">\n\t<div class=\"feature-box text-center media-box \">\n    <div class=\"fbox-media\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-no-retina src=\"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Lesotho-satellite-1500x790.jpg\" alt=\"Lesotho-satellite\" width=\"1500\" height=\"790\" class=\"img-responsive\" \/>\n        \t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fbox-desc\">\n        <h2><\/h2>\n        <span class=\"subtitle\">Representative from the Government of Lesotho makes an intervention<\/span>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12\" style=\"background: transparent  \">\n\t<div class=\"text-block shortcode-container\" >\n\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-3\" style=\"background: transparent  \">\n\t<div class=\"feature-box text-center media-box \">\n    <div class=\"fbox-media\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-no-retina src=\"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/side-event-sonia-1007x782.jpg\" alt=\"side-event-sonia\" width=\"1007\" height=\"782\" class=\"img-responsive\" \/>\n        \t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fbox-desc\">\n        <h2><\/h2>\n        <span class=\"subtitle\">Sonia Vohito describes progress towards universal prohibition of corporal punishment of children<\/span>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-9\" style=\"background: transparent  \">\n\t<div class=\"text-block shortcode-container\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\n\t<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Ending Corporal Punishment: an essential foundation for ending all violence against children<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Official side event, 7th November<\/p><p>In this lunchtime session hosted by Professor Ann Skelton, Chair of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, Ministers, top academics, UN and international agencies and a child, Paolo Sofia, discussed the latest developments in political action, legislation and implementation, research and global progress. <strong>Together they charted a worldwide movement towards ending corporal punishment, as an essential and powerful foundation for ending all violence against children.<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\"><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-3\" style=\"background: transparent  \">\n\t<div class=\"feature-box text-center media-box \">\n    <div class=\"fbox-media\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-no-retina src=\"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/side-event-kenya-and-mongolia-1014x759.jpg\" alt=\"side-event-kenya-and-mongolia\" width=\"1014\" height=\"759\" class=\"img-responsive\" \/>\n        \t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fbox-desc\">\n        <h2><\/h2>\n        <span class=\"subtitle\">Mr. Joseph M. Motari Principal Secretary, Kenyan State Department for Social Protection discusses Kenya\u2019s work and progress in implementing prohibition and elimination of corporal punishment<\/span>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-3\" style=\"background: transparent  \">\n\t<div class=\"feature-box text-center media-box \">\n    <div class=\"fbox-media\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-no-retina src=\"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/side-event-scaled-2560x1996.jpg\" alt=\"side-event\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1996\" class=\"img-responsive\" \/>\n        \t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fbox-desc\">\n        <h2><\/h2>\n        <span class=\"subtitle\">(l-r) Stephen Blight, UNICEF; Inger Ashing, Save the Children; Ann Skelton, Committee on the Rights of the Child; Etienne Krug, Director, Social Determinants of Health, WHO <\/span>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-3\" style=\"background: transparent  \">\n\t<div class=\"feature-box text-center media-box \">\n    <div class=\"fbox-media\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-no-retina src=\"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/side-event-child-speaker-210x256.jpg\" alt=\"side-event-child-speaker\" width=\"210\" height=\"256\" class=\"img-responsive\" \/>\n        \t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fbox-desc\">\n        <h2><\/h2>\n        <span class=\"subtitle\">Paolo Sofia, child activist<\/span>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-3\" style=\"background: transparent  \">\n\t<div class=\"feature-box text-center media-box \">\n    <div class=\"fbox-media\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-no-retina src=\"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/swedish-secretary-side-event-1230x1350.jpg\" alt=\"swedish-secretary-side-event\" width=\"1230\" height=\"1350\" class=\"img-responsive\" \/>\n        \t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fbox-desc\">\n        <h2><\/h2>\n        <span class=\"subtitle\">Minna Ljunggren, State Secretary to the Minister of Social Services expresses the Swedish Government's ongoing support and commitment to ending corporal punishment<\/span>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12\" style=\"background: transparent  \">\n\t<div class=\"text-block shortcode-container\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\n\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p><h3>Media coverage of the Ministerial Conference<\/h3><ul><li><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/amp.theguardian.com\/global-development\/2024\/nov\/07\/countries-pledge-to-ban-corporal-punishment-children\">Eight countries pledge to ban corporal punishment in \u2018fundamental shift\u2019 for children<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/commentaries\/detail\/let-s-make-protecting-children-from-violence-a-priority\">Let\u2019s make protecting children from violence a priority<\/a><\/span> Commentary by&nbsp;Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General; Catherine Russell, UNICEF Executive Director; and Najat Maalla M\u2019Jid,&nbsp;United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global-development\/gallery\/2024\/nov\/13\/what-does-safe-mean-to-you-young-photographers-share-images-of-family-friendship-and-hope-in-pictures\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">What does safe mean to you? Young photographers share images of family, friendship and hope \u2013 in pictures<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/violenceagainstchildren.un.org\/news\/on-the-road-to-bogota-africas-pivotal-role-in-ending-violence-against-children\">On the Road to Bogot\u00e1 - Africa\u2019s pivotal role in ending violence against children<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/tv\/news\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-new-video-b2643745.html\">\u2018We are at a crossroads\u2019: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle issue new video message<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/video\/20241107-entre-nous-child-violence\">Lutte contre la violence \u00e0 l'\u00e9gard des enfants : Ouverture d'une conf\u00e9rence historique en Colombie<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/elpais.com\/america-futura\/2024-11-07\/sobrevivientes-de-pederastia-los-politicos-no-nos-pueden-seguir-fallando.html\">Sobrevivientes de pederastia: \u201cLos pol\u00edticos no nos pueden seguir fallando\u201d<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\"><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12\" style=\"background: transparent  \">\n\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n                <\/section>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From 7-8 November 2024, 1,400 delegates including over 130 governments, 80 Ministers, children, young people, survivors, CSOs, academics and experts, international agencies and funders met in Bogota, Colombia, for the First Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children, collectively determined to make decisive progress in ending violence against children.Hosted by the Governments of Colombia [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[107,30,116,33,29,111],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-africa","category-articles","category-english","category-global-progress","category-news","category-middle-east"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26664"}],"version-history":[{"count":117,"href":"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26664\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26876,"href":"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26664\/revisions\/26876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}