In an effort to find definitive information on the impact of domestic violence on children, a new partnership was formed between The Body Shop International, UNICEF, and the United Nations Secretary-General’s Study on Violence Against Children. This report examines the underlying causes of domestic violence and the impact on children of being exposed to violence in the home. It concludes with key actions that must be taken to better support and protect the forgotten victims of violence in the home. This partnership provides an opportunity to highlight a hidden issue and to make a call for action on behalf of children, creating momentum for the Body Shop’s "Stop Violence in the Home campaign" and UNICEF’s work internationally to protect children from all forms of violence.

The United Nations Secretary-General’s Study on Violence Against Children was involved in the development of the estimates for the number of children witnessing domestic violence globally. This report was prepared in the wider context of the Secretariat’s work on violence against children in the home and family, and will feature in the final UN Study Report which was presented to the United Nations on 11 October 2006.

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Click here to read the Methodology Note.