World: International Classification of Violence against Children Factsheet

Country: World Source: UN Children’s Fund Please refer to the attached file. The International Classification of Violence Against Children (ICVAC) was developed by UNICEF to address the pressing need for internationally aligned definitions, principles, and standards in measuring and monitoring violence against children (VAC). • Global Standard to Measure VAC: The ICVAC establishes internationally agreed operational concepts, definitions, and principles to ensure a standardized and consistent approach to producing statistical data on VAC, irrespective of a national legal context. • Comprehensive Tool for All Types of Data: The ICVAC is applicable to all types of data on VAC, including administrative records as well as data collected in dedicated surveys on VAC or generic surveys that include questions on such violence. • Catalyst for Enhances Understanding and Action: The ICVAC incorporates a set of policy-relevant disaggregating variables based on victim, perpetrator and circumstances of the act, that greatly assist cross-national analysis of patterns and trends in VAC and its enabling and mitigating factors.

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