A groundbreaking survey by the United Nations Children's Fund and All China Women's Federation has revealed systemic, widespread physical abuse of children in China.* A groundbreaking survey by the United Nations Children's Fund United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), an affiliated agency of the United Nations. It was established in 1946 as the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. and All China Women's Federation has revealed systemic, widespread physical abuse of children in China. About one-third of the thousands of university students who were interviewed said they had been beaten with an object at some time in their life, and teachers were identified as key perpetrators of severe physical punishment and abuse. UNICEF UNICEF (y  `nĭsĕf'), the United Nations Children's Fund, an affiliated agency of the United Nations. also reports that 115 million children worldwide--most of them
female--are missing out on an education and warns that "a quantum
leap quantum leapn. An abrupt change or step, especially in method, information, or knowledge: "War was going to take a quantum leap; it would never be the same" Garry Wills. is needed" to achieve the Millennium Development Goal of universal primary education by 2015. Karen Ann Gajewski is a freelance editor and an editorial consultant to the Humanist hu·man·ist n. 1. A believer in the principles of humanism. 2. One who is concerned with the interests and welfare of humans. 3. a. A classical scholar. b. A student of the liberal arts. . |
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