21Aug, 2019
23Apr, 2019
Promoting law reform to prohibit all corporal punishment of children in Indonesia
The Indonesian Alliance for the Elimination of Violence against Children (Aliansi Penghapusan Kekerasan terhadap Anak) in partnership with the Global Initiative, and with funding from the INSPIRE fund, held a workshop on “Promoting and achieving law reform to prohibit all corporal punishment of children in Indonesia”. The workshop took place on 8-10 April 2019 in […]
25Mar, 2019
New global group looks at data and evidence to end violence against children
A new global group met in Florence, Italy last week to examine progress and gaps in evidence to help achieve an end to violence against children. On 18-19 March 2019, the Global Initiative joined representatives from UNICEF, UNESCO, WHO, the Global Partnership to End Violence Violence Against Children and more at the Multi-stakeholder Forum on […]
07Mar, 2019
Supporting moves to end violence against children in Côte d’Ivoire
The Ivorian Child Rights Coalition, in partnership with the Global Initiative and Save the Children Côte d’Ivoire, in collaboration with the Ministry in charge of child protection and with funding from the INSPIRE fund, held a workshop on the “harmonisation of national legislation with international and regional standards” which focused specifically on corporal punishment, child […]
13Feb, 2018
New report tracks progress in Pathfinding countries
The Agenda 2030 for Children: End Violence Solutions Summit takes place in Stockholm, Sweden, this week on 14-15 February 2018. Ahead of the Summit, the Global Initiative is delighted to present a new report tracking progress on ending corporal punishment of children in Pathfinding countries. These countries have committed to three to five years of accelerated action towards target 16.2 […]
14Jun, 2017
Global Initiative launches new briefing ahead of the Day of the African Child 2017
The Global Initiative is delighted to present a new leaflet, “Prohibiting all corporal punishment of children in Africa: an essential step towards fulfilling the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, published ahead of the Day of the African Child, 16 June 2017, which will this year be commemorated on the theme “The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable […]
08Jul, 2016
Briefing for High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
The Global Initiative has produced a new briefing for the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, which is taking place in New York on 11-20 July 2016, under the auspices of the UN General Assembly and ECOSOC. The Forum is the UN’s central platform for the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the […]
06Oct, 2015
New briefing on indicators on violent punishment for the Sustainable Development Goals
The Global Initiative has produced a new briefing to promote the adoption of indicators on violent punishment for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – the 17 global goals which make up the the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which was formally adopted at a high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly held in New York on 25-27 September 2015. Ending […]