{"id":2806,"date":"2018-01-02T15:55:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T15:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.endcorporalpunishment.net\/?page_id=2806"},"modified":"2018-06-12T15:25:51","modified_gmt":"2018-06-12T14:25:51","slug":"day-of-the-african-child-briefing-2017","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/resources\/regional-progress-publications\/day-of-the-african-child-briefing-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Day of the African Child briefing 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Day of the African Child briefing 2017<\/h2>\n\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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Title<\/h4>

Prohibiting all corporal punishment of children in Africa: an essential step towards fulfilling the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development<\/p>

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Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children<\/p>

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May 2017<\/p>

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Briefing<\/p>

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English, French<\/p><\/div><\/section><\/div>

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The Day of the African Child is\u00a0celebrated on 16 June every year since 1991, in memory of\u00a0the\u00a0student uprising on that day in 1979 in Soweto, South Africa,\u00a0and raising awareness\u00a0of the continuing need for improvement in the fulfilment of the education and other rights of African children. This year, it is commemorated on the theme\u00a0\u201cThe 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development for Children in Africa: Accelerating protection, empowerment and equal opportunity\u201d<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>

This briefing highlights how prohibition of all corporal punishment of children in Africa is an essential step towards fulfilling the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development - particularly target 16.2 to end all violence against children, and targets related to health, well-being and quality education - and Africa\u2019s Agenda for Children 2040: Fostering an Africa Fit for Children.<\/span><\/p>

It also tracks progress towards universal prohibition and, in light of the theme of the Day of the African Child 2017, calls on African governments to:<\/span><\/p>