Violence Against Children And The Sustainable Development Goals

EDM number 101 in 2015-16, proposed by Daniel Zeichner on 09/06/2015.
Categorised under the topics of Children and families, Crimes of violence and International development.

That this House believes that the Government should play a leading role at the UN summit in September 2015 and strongly urge its international colleagues to adopt a specific target to reduce the level of violence against children as part of the new Sustainable Development Goals; notes that UNICEF has highlighted that nearly two-thirds of homicides around the world kill people under the age of 19; further notes that 60 per cent of the world's children continue to experience physical punishment; and urges the Government to make this one of its key priorities, along with Climate Change, Education and Healthcare to leave a better world for the next generation.

This motion has been signed by a total of 57 MPs.