PHOTO: Brazil: In December 2001, a girl, Elaine da Paixao Santos, stands in front of a wall on which she has drawn a heart and the inscription "I love you, mom" in Portuguese, on the grounds of the Mother City Foundation in La Paz, a poor neighbourhood in Salvador, capital of the eastern state of Bahia in Brazil. Elaine lives with her grandmother to avoid the fighting in her parents’ home.
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AMADEC. (2003). Etude sur l’exploitation sexuelle de l’enfant à Marrakech : Marrakech Morocco, AMADEC/UNICEF

F. Al-Mahroos. (2004) Patterns of Child Abuse in GCC. Amman, Jordan: -.

The Community agency for Social Enquiry (CASE). (March, 2003) A Sector Review of Child Abuse and Exploitation in South Africa. Johannesburg, South Africa: Save the Children (Sweden).

UNICEF Maldives in collaboration with the Unit on the Rights of Children (URC) & the Ministry of Education (MOE). (November, 2004) VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES IN MALDIVES WITH FOCUS ON SEXUAL ABUSE: A QUALITATIVE INVESTIGATION. Maldives: UNICEF Maldives in collaboration with the Unit on the Rights of Children (URC) & the Ministry of Education (MOE)

UNICEF. East Asia and the Pacific Regional Office.(2000). Children in Need of Special Protection: East Asia and the Pacific: A UNICEF Perspective. Bangkok, Thailand: Author.

Council of Europe. (-). Children’s right under the European Social Charter: -, Secretariat of the European Social Charter

UNICEF. (December, 2003.). State of the World’s Children, The: Girls, Education and Development

Pattman, R. & Chege, F. (2003). Finding our Voices– Gendered & Sexual Identities and HIV/AIDS in Education. Nairobi, Kenya: UNICEF Eastern & Southern Africa Regional Office.

The World Bank. (2002) Education and HIV/AIDS– A Window of Hope. Washington, DC: Author.

Kanchanachitra, C. (June 1999). Reducing Girl’s Vulnerability to HIV/AIDS: The Thai Approach- UNAIDS Case Study-. Geneva, Switzerland: UNAIDS.

UNESCO. (2004) Living and Learning in a World with HIV/AIDS – HIV/AIDS at School. Paris, France: Author. - Young People Acting Together

UNESCO, & UNAIDS. (2003). HIV/AIDS and Education – A toolkit for Ministries of Education. Bangkok. UNESCO. - 10 sheets on facts regarding AIDS

Dr Alexander Butchart, Ms Alison Phinney, Ms Pietra Check, Dr Andrés Villaveces, Dr Anthony Waddell. (2004). Preventing violence: A guide to implementing the recommendations of the World report on violence and health. Geneva, Switzerland: WHO Geneva

International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies. (2002) Orphans and Other Children Made Vulnerable by HIV & AIDS – Principles and Operational Guidelines for Programming. Geneva, Switzerland: Author.

International Institute for Educational Planning/UNESCO. (May 2003). HIV/AIDS & Education- A strategic Approach. Paris, France: UNESCO.

WHO. (2003) WHO Information Series on School Health: Document 9- Skills for Health. Geneva, Switzerland: Author.

WHO. (2004) The WHO Information Series on School Health: Document 6.1- Teachers’ Exercise Book for HIV Prevention. Geneva, Switzerland: Author.

WHO. (2003) The WHO Information Series on School Health: Document 10- Creating an Environment for Emotional and Social Well-being : an Important Responsibility of a Health-promoting an Child Friendly School. Geneva, Switzerland: Author.

Package: EDC- EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER.

(March, 2004) Gender Violence in Schools 3: Ghana. Sussex, England: Centre for International Education, University of Sussex.

(March, 2004) Gender Violence in Schools 4: Malawi. Sussex, England: Centre for International Education, University of Sussex.

(March, 2004) Gender Violence in Schools 5: Zimbabwe. Sussex, England: Centre for International Education, University of Sussex.

UNESCO: Network meeting on Gender-based violence in Schools–13-14 April 2004, New York - Network meeting on Gender-based violence in Schools – 13-14 April 2004, New York (List of participants).

WHO. (2004). WHO Information Series on School Health: Document 2-The Physical School Environment. Geneva, Switzerland: Author.

WHO. (1999) WHO Information Series on School Health: Document 3- Violence Prevention: An Important Element of a Health-Promoting School. Geneva, Switzerland: Author.

UNICEF. (November, 2003). Accelerating Progress in Girls’ Education. New York: Author. [2 Copies]

UNICEF. Gender-Based Violence in Schools in Pakistan [not published]

UNICEF. (November, 2003). Girls Education, Making Investments Count. New York: Author.

UNICEF, Manila. (1999). Is your School Child-friendly? – A Self Assessment Guide. Philippines: UNICEF Manila.

UNICEF, & UNESCO. (May, 2004). Child Friendly Schools in East Asia and the Pacific: “How friendly can they be?”. Bangkok, Thailand: Authors.

USAID, DEVTECH, & World Education. (2003). The Safe Schools Program (SSP). Washington, D.C.: The Office of Women in Development, USAID.

USAID, & Wellesley Centres for Research on Women and Development and Training Services, Inc. (September, 2003). Unsafe schools: A Literature Review of School- Related Gender-Based Violence in Developing Countries. Washington, D.C.: The Office of Women in Development, USAID.

(March, 2004) Gender Violence in Schools 1: What is it and why does it happen? Sussex, England: Centre for International Education, University of Sussex.

(March, 2004) Gender Violence in Schools 2: What can be done? Sussex, England: Centre for International Education, University of Sussex. [2 copies]

Mitchell, C., Mothobi-Tapela, I. (February, 2004). Youth and Sexual Violence in and Around Schools in Zimbabwe and Swaziland: Which way Forward? No Turning Back. [DRAFT- Working Paper]

Tomasevski, K. (2003). Education Denied: Costs and Remedies. London, England: Zed Books.

UNESCO. Human Rights Education. France: Author.

UNESCO-BSP. (January, 2002). UNESCO-Mainstreaming- the Culture of Peace. Paris, France: Author.

UNESCO, New Delhi Office. (2001). Education for Street Children and Working Children in India. New Delhi, India: Author.

The Right to be Different and Respect for Diversity in Education- Keynote speech by Katarina Tomasevski

UNFPA/WHO/UNICEF. (July, 2003). Adolescents: Profiles in Empowerment. New York: UNICEF [2 Copies]

FAWE News. (August- September 2003). Girls Voices - Thumbs-up for SMT studies, 11(3). [2 Copies]

Horizon Project, Population Council. (June, 2000). Peer Education and HIV/AIDS: Education Experience, Future Directions. Washington, D.C.: Author.

Human Rights Watch. (March, 2001). Scared at School: Sexual Violence against Girls in South African Schools. New York: Author.

Human Rights Watch. (2001). SECOND CLASS Discrimination Against Palestinian Arab Children in Israel’s Schools. New York, Washington, London, Brussels: Human Rights Watch

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). ( January, 2004). Japan International Cooperation Agency. Pretoria, South Africa: Author.

Kallaghe, L.R., Relleen, K., Nsernwa, M., and Telli, G. (2003). People Speak Out on What is Good in School. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: HakiElimu

Melchiorre, Angela. (2004). At What Age?... Are School-Children Employed, Married and Taken to Court?, Right to Education Project (2nd ed.) . Sweden. UNESCO. [2 copies]

Mirsky, Judith. (May, 2003). Beyond Victims and Villains: Addressing Sexual Violence in the Education Sector. London, England: The Panos Institute.

FAWE. (2003) The Quest for Quality in Girls Education: FAWE Centres of Excellence- AIC Girls’ Primary School Kajiado District. Nairobi, Kenya: Author.

FAWE. (2003) The Quest for Quality in Girls Education: FAWE Centres of Excellence- Grand Diourbel Junior Secondary School Diourbel, Senegal. Nairobi, Kenya: Author.

FAWE. (2003) The Quest for Quality in Girls Education: FAWE Centres of Excellence- Mgugu Secondary School, Kilosa District, Tanzania. Nairobi, Kenya: Author.

FAWE. (2003) The Quest for Quality in Girls Education: FAWE Centres of Excellence- The FAWE Girls’ School Gisozi, Rwanda. Nairobi, Kenya: Author.

FAWE News. (January- June, 2003). Engendering EFA- Is Africa on Track?,11(1 & 2).

Chinadaily.com.cn , 60% of Chinese children suffer corporal punishment (December 2004). Chinadaily.com.cn.

Brown, C.K. A Study of Sexual Abuse in Schools in Ghana. [not published]

Cascon Soriano, P. (October, 2001). Education in and for Conflict. France: Youth Coordination Unit,UNESCO.

Polly Curtis. (December, 2004). Best schools are in Finland and the far east. UK: The Guardian Education.

Dunne, M., Humphreys S., & Leach, F. (to be published). Gender Violence in the Developing World. Sussex, England: University of Sussex (NOT TO BE CITED WITHOUT PERMISSION)

Pauleta Chevannes. (October, 2004). Preliminary Study on Violence in Caribbean Schools. Caribbean: Change from Within Project, University of the West Indies for the UNESCO Office for the Caribbean.

UNICEF , Education Update, violence in and around schools (2004). New York, USA : UNICEF Education Section.

UNICEF. (June, 2003). Towards a Region Fit for Children – An Atlas for the Sixth East Asia and Pacific Ministerial Consultation. Bangkok, Thailand: Unicef EAPRO. [+ 2 CD Rom Copies]

Save the Children, Sweden. (June 2002) Children’s Poll: South African Child Rights Survey - Summary Report. Pretoria, South Africa: Save the Children (Sweden), Regional Office of South Africa.

FAWE News. (December, 2003). Girls’ Education at the Grassroots- Communities as Agents of Change, 11(4).

UNICEF. East Asia and the Pacific Regional Office. (September, 2001). Speaking Out! – Voices of Children and Adolescents in East Asia and the Pacific- A Regional Opinion Survey. Bangkok, Thailand: Author.

UNICEF. (April, 2003) Inclusive Education Initiatives for Children with Disabilities– Lessons from the East Asia and Pacific Region. Bangkok, Thailand. Darnsutha Press Co., Ltd.

Children’s NGO Network. (October –December 1999). Pitik-Pitik, A quarterly publication of Children’s NGO Network (CNN), 2 (2).

Embarek Moghli. (January 2003). Etude d’évaluation rapide du travail des enfants dans l’agriculture, province d’Al Haouz : Rabat Morocco, UNICEF Morocco

Grac’a Machel. (1996). Promotion and Protection of the Rights of the Children, Impact of armed conflict on children (Fifty-first session, item 108 of the provisional Agenda A/51/150): New York USA, United Nations

Choa, K. (August, 2004). Issue Paper on Bullying and Girls’ Aggression. Prepared by Kim Chao for Senator Landon Pearson.

Crick, N., and Grotpeter, J.K. (2002). Relational Aggression, Gender, and Social- Psychological Adjustment. Illinois, USA: EBSCO Publishing.

Marano, H.E. (September/October, 1995). Big. Bad. Bully. Psychology Today. Retrieved September 1 2004, from http://cms.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-19950901-000020.xml

Rigby, K (2002) A meta-evaluation of methods and approaches to reducing bullying in pre-schools and in early primary school in Australia, Commonwealth Attorney- General’s Department, Canberra.

(August 25, 2004). Child Helpline Reports Bullying Rise. BBC News. Retrieved September 1, 2004, from news.bbc.co.uk/nolpda/ukfs_news/ hi/newsid_3596000/3596200.stm

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