UNICEF: Violence Against Children Widespread; Preventable

A new report from the United Nations children’s agency, UNICEF, says violence against children is widespread across the globe.  Among the disturbing findings, some 95,000 minors were murdered in 2012, and 120 million girls have experienced sexual violence.   Just because we do not always see violence against children does not mean it does not exist.  This is the message of a new UNICEF report called “Hidden in Plain Sight,” which analyzes violence against children in 190...

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