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WHO Report Warns Corporal Punishment Harms 1.2 Billion Children Worldwide
WHO Report Warns Corporal Punishment Harms 1.2 Billion Children Worldwide A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) has sounded the alarm on the devastating global impact of corporal punishment, revealing that more than 1.2 billion children aged 0–18 years are subjected to physical punishment in their homes every year. Despite growing evidence of its harmful effects, the practice remains widespread in households and schools across the …
August 22, 2025.- Around the world about 1.2 billion children between the ages of zero and 18, more than half of that population, suffer corporal punishment (physical) in their homes each year, according to a study released on Wednesday 20 by the World Health Organization (WHO). The epidemic...
Every year 1 200 million children from zero to 18 years old [...]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed in a new report that about 1.2 billion children between the ages of 0 and 18 are subjected to physical punishment in their homes each year. According to the agency, this practice causes “significant damage” to the health and development of children and that their prevalence varies “significantly” between countries.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed in a report that some 1.2 billion children between the ages of 0 and 18 suffer physical punishment in their homes each year, causing "significant harm" to children's health and development, although this practice varies "significantly" between countries.
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