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The conference will focus specifically on African routes to prevent and respond to child abuse, violence and neglect, a pertinent topic considering that, by 2050, the UN Children’s Fund predicts Africa will be home to 40% of the world’s children. Organisers said Africa has the highest child dependency ratio in the world, and life expectancy for African children has risen but is still shorter than the global average. Three in 10 children on the continent are living in fragile and conflict-affected environments (Unicef 2014) and this has a major influence on the death rate of African children, organisers said. “Protecting Africa’s children from all forms of violence, as well as providing therapeutic services to those who have experienced trauma, should be a major priority of every government in Africa. "The ‘Leaving No Child Behind’ charter is being developed with the intent of elevating the urgency of addressing child violence and trauma on the African continent. Th...
