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The latest news of the UNODC Global Programme to End Violence Against Children and its initiative on preventing and responding to violence against children associated with terrorist and violent extremist groups. |
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The UNODC END-VAC Programme took part in international webinars and online events to raise awareness on how to protect the rights of children deprived of liberty during the COVID-19 pandemic and on the opportunity that this crisis represents to prove that alternatives to detention can be a solution to the economic and public health crisis that States are facing. The UNODC END-VAC Programme has also been supporting the efforts of the Governments of Indonesia, Maldives and Kazakhstan in protecting children from terrorism. |
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Global Priority: preventing and responding to the recruitment and exploitation of children by terrorist and violent extremist groups |
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01 August 2020 - UNODC END-VAC focuses on raising awareness on the phenomenon of the recruitment and exploitation of children by terrorist and violent extremist groups to address the new challenges posed by this global threat. |
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"COVID-19 has to be seen as an opportunity to rethink juvenile justice systems and to provide children who should not be in detention in the first place with the alternatives they deserve". - UNODC - |
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| | 03 July 2020 – A “kick off” meeting was held between UNODC and representatives from the Government of Indonesia to commence a consultative process to support the Governments’ efforts in promoting the rehabilitation and reintegration of children associated with terrorist and violent extremist groups. In 2020, the Republic of Indonesia launched the 'Bali Call for Action', a historical political declaration which endorses the UNODC Roadmap on the Treatment of Children Associated with Terrorist and Violent Extremist Groups. | | |
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| | 04 July 2020 – A High-level Round Table was held with Maldivian national counterparts to present the preliminary findings and opportunities that UNODC identified for strengthening its juvenile justice system as a result of Technical Assistance Needs Assessment. Honourable Mr. Ali Nazeer, Minister of State for Home Affairs, thanked UNODC by stating that "the Government of Maldives is keen to invest its resources to prevent children from coming into conflict with the law" and concluded on his "country's commitment to reform the juvenile justice sector (...).” Maldives recently enacted the Juvenile Justice Act and Child Rights Protection Act. | | |
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Maldives declared its intention to address efforts to implement the UNODC Roadmap |
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"The specialized justice system for children has the dual role of protecting, respecting, and fulfilling the child rights and preserving public safety". - UNODC ROADMAP - |
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05 July 2020 – A national Roundtable with representatives from the Government of Kazakhstan was held to validate the content of the UNODC Technical Assistance Needs Assessment Report on Prevention and Responses to Violence against Children by Terrorist and Violent Extremist Groups, including children affected by the Foreign Terrorist Fighter Phenomenon. |
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UNODC END-VAC relies almost entirely on voluntary contributions from governments, UN and the private sector. Our work to date has been possible thanks to the generous contributions of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Government of Japan, the Government of the Kingdom of Sweden, and from our partnership with the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism/United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT). |
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UNODC Global Programme to End Violence Against Children works with a number of key partners both United Nations entities and representatives of regional and other international organisations and networks. | | |
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