About 120 million girls around the world - slightly more than one
in 10 - have been raped or sexually assaulted by the age of 20, a
UN report says.
The children's agency Unicef also says 95,000 children and
teenagers - most of them in Latin America and the Caribbean -
were murdered in 2012 alone.
It notes that children around the globe are routinely exposed to
violence, including bullying.
The document draws on data from 190 countries.
'Lifelong repercussions'
The violence "cuts across boundaries of age, geography, religion,
ethnicity and income brackets,'' Unicef executive director
Anthony Lake said.
Homicide is the leading cause of death among young males in
many Latin American countries, the UN says

Violence against children
120m girls - one in 10 - are raped or sexually attacked by age
of 20
Boys also report experiences of sexual violence, but to a
lesser extent than girls
The most common form of sexual violence for both genders is
cyber-victimisation
95,000 children and teenagers were murdered in 2012
Slightly over one in three students aged 13-15 experience
regular bullying in school
Six out of 10 children aged between two and 14 are physically
punished by carers.

"It occurs in places where children should be safe, their homes,
schools and communities.
"Increasingly, it happens over the internet, and it's perpetrated
by family members and teachers, neighbours and strangers and
other children.''
The study revealed that about six out of 10 children aged
between two and 14 were subjected to physical punishment from
their carers on a regular basis.
One in three girls, aged between 15 and 19, who had at some
time been in cohabiting relationships, had been victims of
emotional, physical or sexual violence committed by their
husbands or partners, the report said.
Partner violence appeared to be particularly prevalent in countries
including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Tanzania
and Zimbabwe, the report said.
Of the countries surveyed, nearly half of all girls aged 15-19
believed that a husband was justified in hitting his wife under
certain circumstances, the study added.

Grim audit
Meanwhile, homicide was reported as the leading cause of death
in boys and men aged 10-19 in many Latin American countries,
such as Venezuela, Panama, Brazil and Colombia.
Nigeria had the highest number of child homicides - 13,000,
while the US had the highest homicide rate among countries in
Western Europe and North America.
Research showed that violence was "detrimental to all aspects of
a child's growth... with sometimes lifelong repercussions," the
report said.
The study said cyber-victimisation was the most common form
of sexual violence for both genders
It noted that while there had been growing recognition in recent
years about the impact of violence against children, it largely
remained underreported and undocumented.
The report stressed that violence against children in some
countries remained socially accepted or tacitly condoned, and
quite often victims were too afraid to report the abuse.
Never before have so many statistics been gathered from so
many different countries, and together they have produced a
grim global audit of violence against children, the BBC's Nick
Bryant at the UN says.

Source: http://m.bbc.com/news/world-29071073

really

Booked

The BBC is trying to do a job on Nigeria. Most of their statics on Nigeria has not truth to it. It's all about a concerted effort to bring your economy to its knees where it belongs along with the rest of crappy Africa. The African narrative most always be negative - simply labeling Nigeria corrupt no longer cuts it. Like the rest of Africa its got to be War, famine and disease for Nigeria too as well as any mud that will stick.

Litmus: The BBC is trying to do a job on Nigeria. Most of their statics on Nigeria has not truth to it. It's all about a concerted effort to bring your economy to its knees where it belongs along with the rest of crappy Africa. The African narrative most always be negative - simply labeling Nigeria corrupt no longer cuts it. Like the rest of Africa its got to be War, famine and disease for Nigeria too as well as any mud that will stick.

Really? What happens to the children produced in the various baby factories? Does anyone care to find out? Things will not change until we stop lying to ourselves. Most of the things written about Nigeria and Nigerians are true.
We have become desensitized to horrible things going on around us. How many children are lost to ritual killing or child abuse by people who are supposed to care for them? Nobody cares that is the truth.

Litmus: The BBC is trying to do a job on Nigeria. Most of their statics on Nigeria has not truth to it. It's all about a concerted effort to bring your economy to its knees where it belongs along with the rest of crappy Africa. The African narrative most always be negative - simply labeling Nigeria corrupt no longer cuts it. Like the rest of Africa its got to be War, famine and disease for Nigeria too as well as any mud that will stick.

I pity you. Have you ever been to northern Nigeria? You would sob until your chest and eyes hurt. Stop lying to yourself. We can't fix ourselves if we don't know the truth.

Fresh air ,transformation agenda in action.

Is nigeria the only country in the whole world ? Make una leave us alone oooooo.