This paper considers the case of the Sustainable Development Goals’ (SDGs) targets on violence against children and the potential to use existing monitoring and reporting mechanisms to: track progress on the SDG targets on violence against children involv

Save the Children is focused on ensuring that the post-2015 framework clearly accounts for the needs and rights of all children, and sees the post-2015 debate and framework as a key opportunity to raise the profile of child protection – the right of all c

During the second half of the 20th century the process of urbanisation has accelerated in developing countries. Over half of the world’s population – including a billion children – are now estimated to live in urban areas. This recent change from a predom

The Committee on the Rights of the Child (the Committee) dedicates annually one Day of General Discussion (DGD) to a specific article of the Convention on the Rights or to a child-rights issue. This year's discussion is dedicated to the theme of “The Righ

The story of David was created to demonstrate how national child protection systems can prevent and respond to all forms of violence against children. It is a short fictitious story that illustrates the situations of many children around the world. Unfort

Standard Advocacy messages on Child Protection in Emergencies (CPIE) developed in consultation with Save the Children's Child Protection Initiative. These messages are meant to help Save the Children country offices in being prepared for an emergency resp

The brochure highlights the priority areas of focus of Save the Children's Child Protection Initiative (CPI), such as (i) children without appropriate care (including neglected and/or abused children in their families, children in institutions or other fo

A presentation given to the High Level Expert Consultation on tackling violence in schools, held in Oslo, 27-28 June 2011, in the framework of Save the Children's education project “Violence against children in schools".The presentation includes a series

This publication collects the most important recommendations of Save the Children in response to the UN Study on Violence against Children, and outlines the key steps required by governments towards ending all forms of violence against children. It provid