UN Secretary General's Study on Violence Against Children
presented to the General Assembly In 2001, the General Assembly
requested an in-depth study on the question of violence against
children. In 2003, the United Nation's Secretary General
appointed Professor Paulo Sergio Pinheiro as the independent
expert to direct the study, and requested that an interagency
steering committee including OHCHR, UNICEF and WHO be
established to guide the study. The study provides an in-depth
global picture of violence against children in five settings:
the home and family; institutions; schools; workplace, and the
community. It makes recommendations for the improvement of
legislation, policy and programmes for preventing violence
against children and providing services to its victims. The
study documents the magnitude and consequences of various types
of violence against children, reviews what is known about the
causes and protective factors, and highlights prevention
strategies. The study is unique in integrating a human