IPNEd urges Ministers to prioritise tackling violence against children
IPNEd is urging Parliamentarians to ask their Ministers to attend the first-ever Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children. © End Violence
The first ever Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children will be held in Colombia in November.
The conference will be an important moment in addressing violence against childrne, including violence in and through education
IPNEd has written to its member parliamentarians to urge the relevant minister from their country to attend the conference.
The first-ever Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children which will be held later this year represents an important moment to build a world where all children are safe in their homes, schools, communities and online.
Convened by the Government of Colombia, with the support of the Government of Sweden, UNICEF, the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, and the World Health Organization, this Ministerial Conference will drive policy change, marshal resources and demonstrate that violence prevention is possible.
“This is a crucial moment to address the violence that an estimated 246 million girls and boys experience violence in and around schools every year,” said Joseph Nhan-O’Reilly, the Executive Director of the International Parliamentary Network for Education.
“We need ministers from every country in the world to attend the meeting and to commit to delivering the SDG target of ending violence again children.”
An estimated 246 million girls and boys experience violence in and around schools every year.
IPNEd is consequently encouraging our member parliamentarians to encourage their ministers to attend the upcoming Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children on the 7th and 8th of November in Bogotá, Colombia.
Ministerial participation will be key in shaping both domestic and international policies and strategies aimed at addressing various forms of violence against children, including corporal punishment in educational settings, which remains a widespread practice in many parts of the world and causes lasting harm to children, undermining their fundamental rights to safety and dignity in schools.
Members of Parliament are crucial to demonstrating societal demand for an end to violence against children and encouraging ministers to prioritise the issue by attending the ministerial meeting is crucial.
We remain dedicated to supporting global efforts to protect children and will continue to keep our network informed of further developments in this campaign.
Together, we can create a world where children are free from all violence.
