May 2018

Special Representative to the Secretary-General, Violence Against Children, Marta Santos Pais, emphasizes ‘Violence prevention must start in early childhood’ during her Annual Report to the Human Rights Council

“Ending violence in children’s lives starting in early childhood is first and foremost a question of children’s rights,” said Santos Pais. “But it is also a highly cost-effective strategy, leading to better health and education and to increased national wealth, while reducing the social cost of addressing the long-term consequences of violence in childhood.

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