Approximately one billion children worldwide report having experienced physical, emotional, or sexual violence, yet existing evidence suggests this figure substantially underestimates true prevalence, as individuals often avoid disclosing their experiences of violence.
This document highlights learning and results from a collaborative research priority-setting exercise coordinated by UNESCO.
Bullying is a public health concern impacting mental health globally, particularly in schools. Both perpetrators and victims experience mental health challenges.
Cyberbullying threatens student well-being and school safety, yet limited research has explored how teachers actively respond to it. This study investigated the beliefs and active strategies of 440 teachers to combat cyberbullying.
Sexual corruption, also known as sextortion or sexual exploitation, is not a new phenomenon in Madagascar. Indeed, this concept uses sex as a bargaining chip in the practice of corruption.
Zambia has high rates of violence against children and low rates of secondary school completion, especially among girls.
Liberia, a West African nation with a predominantly youthful population (over 60% below age 35), grapples with significant challenges in its education system compounded by high rates of violence against children and adolescents, especially girls.
This study investigates how sexual corruption is perpetrated, how it impacts victims, and how institutions respond to it within the higher education sector.
The Ministerial Taskforce reconvened in May 2026 to share national progress and discuss policy, financing, and system-level actions to prevent and respond to all forms of violence in and around schools.
This study aimed to explore the role of school-based education in preventing bullying in high schools in Indonesia. In-depth interviews with principals and focus group discussions with teachers from five schools in Mataram City were conducted in 2018.