Global status report on violence prevention 2014
Global status report on violence prevention 2014
World Health Organization, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and United Nations Development Programme
- Geneva, Switzerland : World Health Organization, 2014
- electronic document (292 pages); PDF file: 9.33 MB
The Global status report on violence prevention 2014, which reflects data from 133 countries, is the first report of its kind to assess national efforts to address interpersonal violence, namely child maltreatment, youth violence, intimate partner and sexual violence, and elder abuse. Jointly published by WHO, the United Nations Development Programme, and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the report reviews the current status of violence prevention efforts in countries, and calls for a scaling up of violence prevention programmes; stronger legislation and enforcement of laws relevant for violence prevention; and enhanced services for victims of violence. (from the website). A snapshot of New Zealand's prevention efforts, based on the criteria used for this report, is on page 167 in the Country Profiles section.
978 92 4 156479 3
PREVENTION
INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON
CHILD ABUSE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
ELDER ABUSE
INTERVENTION
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
YOUNG PEOPLE
VIOLENCE
YOUTH VIOLENCE
NEW ZEALAND
The Global status report on violence prevention 2014, which reflects data from 133 countries, is the first report of its kind to assess national efforts to address interpersonal violence, namely child maltreatment, youth violence, intimate partner and sexual violence, and elder abuse. Jointly published by WHO, the United Nations Development Programme, and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the report reviews the current status of violence prevention efforts in countries, and calls for a scaling up of violence prevention programmes; stronger legislation and enforcement of laws relevant for violence prevention; and enhanced services for victims of violence. (from the website). A snapshot of New Zealand's prevention efforts, based on the criteria used for this report, is on page 167 in the Country Profiles section.
978 92 4 156479 3
PREVENTION
INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON
CHILD ABUSE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
ELDER ABUSE
INTERVENTION
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
YOUNG PEOPLE
VIOLENCE
YOUTH VIOLENCE
NEW ZEALAND