How are countries thinking about violence against children?
Earlier in November 2024, representatives from more than 100 countries attended the First Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence against Children.
Earlier in November 2024, representatives from more than 100 countries attended the First Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence against Children.
The Philippines has one of the highest school bullying rates in the world. While its nature, causes, and impacts are well-documented in the international literature, local evidence remains limited and at times conflicting.
The school feeding policy 2024-2035 aims to provide students with safe and nutritious food to promote their physical growth and cognitive development, thereby enhancing future productivity, gender equality, and inclusion.
As school meal programmes continue to expand globally, so too is the body of evidence from impact evaluations.
Relationships and sexuality education (RSE) is required to be taught in all state and state-integrated schools. RSE is important to children and young people’s physical and mental health, and their safety.
This National Safe Schools policy sets out how the Government, schools and community can work together to ensure the protection of children and students from harm or risk of harm caused by others.
On 23 February 2024 Education and Higher Education Ministers agreed to and released the Action Plan Addressing Gender-based Violence in Higher Education. This Action Plan aims to create higher education communities free from gender-based violence.
This technical brief outlines key policy and programme landscape, trends and challenges related to adolescent pregnancy in South Asia.
In Bhutan, WFP partners with the Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD), the Ministry of Health (MoH), and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MoAL) to create an enabling environment for healthier school nutrition and improved nutritional status for Bhutanese schoolchildren.
Gardens play a fundamental role in school feeding programmes, since they function as a strategic tool for food and nutrition education (FNE), contributing to the formation of healthy and sustainable eating habits for students and the entire school community.