The role of teachers in ending school violence and bullying

Authored by Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director General Education, UNESCO; Antara Ganguli, Director, UNGEI Secretariat; Chloë Fèvre, Director Safe to Learn; James O’Higgins Norman, UNESCO Chair on Bullying and Cyberbullying, Dublin City University The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, said at the Transforming Education Summit “Schools of the future need to be more inclusive, safe, healthy and…

Children

Preventing corporal punishment and violence in schools is critical for children’s development and academic achievement, and a smart investment

Corporal punishment remains widespread. According to the Global Partnership to End Violence against Children, globally, 4 in 5 children aged 2-14 are subjected to corporal punishment and 86 percent of the world’s children are not protected from corporal punishment by law. Most instances of corporal punishment take place at home, but the practice also remains…

Voices of non-violence

October 2nd is the International Day of Non-Violence, a day that reminds us of the serious development challenge of interpersonal violence. Violence is a multi-causal phenomenon. Therefore, preventing violence requires a multi-sectoral approach. What does this concretely mean? It means that to prevent violence in a sustainable way, we need to address its multiple causes…