AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Millions of children and young people feel unsafe in their families

Friday, 24 October 2014

New York City (Agenzia Fides) - Every five minutes a child dies as a result of acts of violence. According to a recent report released by UNICEF, entitled "Children in danger: Take action to end violence against children", millions of children and young people under 20 feel unsafe in their homes, schools and communities. Among the disturbing data highlighted is that, worldwide, a child dies every 5 minutes for violence. The phenomenon concerns the whole world, it is something that is not limited to the most remote countries. In fact, it appears that 75% of child deaths in the world occur outside the areas of military conflict. It is a global problem of epidemic proportions. (AP) (Agenzia Fides 24/10/2014)


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