His comments came as United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced a new partnership and fund aimed at fighting violence against children yesterday. The Global Partnership today also launched a new “Inspire” package of seven strategies to prevent violence against children. “The Global Partnership to End Violence against Children is mobilizing the world,” said Ban. Official data released yesterday relating to pregnancies and sexual violence showed that each day in Peru three girls under the age of 14 become mothers. “Violence against children is not inevitable if we challenge the status quo that harms the lives and futures of so many children.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald July 13, 2016 02:48 UTC