“Stopping Violence in Schools: A Guide for Teachers” is a UNESCO contribution
in support of Education for All and the United Nations International
Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of
the World (2001-2010). It is also a follow-up to the 2006 World Report on
Violence against Children which represents the first comprehensive international
effort to examine not only the scale of violence against children
but also its impact. It is particularly timely given that this year is the 20th
anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child