According to Article 19 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the child, all children have the right to be protected from all forms of violence while in the care of parents or other caregivers. This problem needs awareness and education. UNICEF Digital Citizenship and Safety project team is working on addressing cyberbullying, with this video as one example of their work.

The UNICEF Convention on the Rights of Child ensures for children’s freedom of expression and the ability to “seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds”. UNICEF Digital Citizenship and Safety project team is working on researching and advocating for these rights. Part of the project involves creation of videos that are primarily visual like this one so that language is less of an issue.

This narrated infographic from UNICEF provides background information on children involved in armed conflict.
See the image version here: http://uni.cf/xZfyiS
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This video provides an archive of a professional development webinar presented by Kelly Mendoza from Common Sense Media on May 23, 2012. Increasingly, state laws are being passed and schools are incorporating cyberbullying into their policies and curriculum. In this session Common Sense Media introduces their free Cyberbullying Toolkit, which offers resources that will help educators jump-start cyberbullying education efforts in your school or district.

When Facing History teachers Jamie Lott and Mary Sok asked their World Cultures class about bullying at their school, the class described the hallways as safe. But after listening to a presentation given by hate crimes task force officer Dave D’Amico, they started a discussion about the widespread problem of online bullying, and how they as a class could take the first steps toward preventing it. Note: Not in Our Town offers a sample lesson plan that can be used in conjunction with this video.

The PACER Center in Minnesota has a special focus on supporting students with disabilities. The KIDS AGAINST BULLYING puppet show features five endearing multicultural, child-size puppets that portray children with and without disabilities. These puppets have proven to be a comfortable medium through which to teach children about bullying prevention. Opportunities exist throughout the presentation for children to learn through dialogue and question/answer. The KIDS AGAINST BULLYING Puppet Program is offered in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area. Communities outside of Minneapolis have the option of purchasing the puppets and scripts.