http://www.violencestudy.org/ en http://www.violencestudy.org/IMG/ruboff0.gif http://www.violencestudy.org/ a604 2008-07-11 23:40:38 The UNICEF Innocenti Research Center organised a meeting on research and global estimates on violence against children in Florence, Italy, on 10-11 February 2005. Participants talked about the challenges to confront in the derivation of estimates of violence against children and discussed how data from studies and research that have already been completed, or very soon will be completed, can be (...) Nathan a603 2008-07-11 23:39:08 On 17 and 18 March 2005 in Cape Town, South Africa gender-based violence was the focus across three themes: sexual exploitation and humanitarian crises; sexual violence and violence in non-emergency situations; and HIV/AIDS. Issues facing children in conflict with the law were also discussed at this meeting. Nathan a602 2008-07-11 23:37:23 From 14 to 16 April 2005 in Tunis, a thematic meeting was held on schools and education settings. Research from seven countries in the Middle East and North Africa indicated that violence in schools can be a factor in limiting access to school and impeding school retention and learning. An interactive Internet forum in the Middle East and North Africa was held simultaneously to gather opinions of young (...) Nathan a601 2008-07-11 23:35:48 A second meeting in Nairobi (10-11 May 2005) on violence and schools discussed the main forms of violence, including verbal abuse, gender-based violence and violence perpetrated by teachers and other staff, bullying, gang violence and drug trafficking. This meeting also reviewed an outline of the chapter on schools for the final report. Nathan a599 2008-07-11 23:33:47 The Study Secretariat, with support from WHO, organised a meeting on data collection on violence against children on 18 May in Geneva. Representatives from various agencies engaged with the Study met to review methods and output from new and existing data analysis undertaken in the context of the Study, and to provide input on the recommendations of the Study specific to data (...) Nathan a600 2008-07-11 23:33:18 The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) organised an expert group meeting on ‘Criminal Justice Responses to Violence Against Children: Best Practices and Innovative Solutions’. The meeting was held 18-19 April 2006 in Vienna. The experts discussed strategies to ensure that the judicial and security systems respond adequately to cases of violence against children, consolidating the need to protect child victims of additional harm and the need for due process of (...) Nathan a598 2008-07-11 22:27:57 Nathan a597 2008-06-27 12:43:05 Nathan a548 2008-06-27 12:27:04 Nathan a531 2008-06-26 20:25:10 Sandra Scolari