PHOTO: NIGERIA: In 1997 in Nigeria, three boys who used to live on the streets sit together holding mugs at a remand home for young offenders or abandoned children in Lagos, the country’s commercial capital. Some 10,000 children live on the city’s streets. From broken homes or extremely poor families, they often cannot find steady jobs and are at high risk of turning to drugs or becoming involved in crimes or other violence. (UNICEF/ HQ97-1159/Giacomo Pirozzi)
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Krug, E. G., [et al.] (Eds). World Report on Violence and Health: Summary. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization, 2002
ISBN: 92-4-154561-5

The twentieth Century will be remembered as a century marked by violence as new generations learn form the violence of generations past. Many who live with violence assume that it is an intrinsic part of the human condition. This report offers also recommendations for action at the local, national and international level. It strongly makes the case to involve all sectors of society in prevention efforts. [Full-Text]

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