Jigawa State Government in collaboration with UNICEF has inaugurated the State Safe School Coordination Committee to ensure ...

Violence against children remains a pervasive global issue, with up to a billion children vulnerable to various forms of abuse, according to United Nations Special Representative of the ...

When ‘non-contact’ forms of sexual violence, such as online or verbal abuse are included, the number of girls and women affected rises to 650 million globally – or 1 in 5, underscoring the urgent need ...

UNICEF said its findings highlight the urgent need for intensified global action, including by strengthening laws and helping ...

In a report released ahead of the International Day of the Girl Child (observed on Oct 11), Unicef highlighted that ...

The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has by proclamation declared Friday, ...

More than 370 million girls and women alive today – or 1 in 8 – experienced rape or sexual assault before the age of 18, ...

One in eight women have experienced rape or sexual assault before the age of 18, new estimates by United Nations Children's ...

A report by Human Rights Watch has found that gang members lure children with food into exploiting them. At home, they had to ...

The report highlights that when "non-contact" forms of abuse - such as online harassment or verbal assault - are factored in, ...

Lagos State Government has pledged to address the challenges faced by persons with disabilities concerning sexual and gender-based violence.