World: Countries pledge to act on childhood violence affecting about one billion children
Published on November 7, 2024
Countries: Burundi, Czechia, Gambia, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Panama, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, World
Source: World Health Organization
More than 100 governments made historic commitments to end childhood violence, including nine pledging to ban corporal punishment, which affects three out of every five children regularly at home.