Home and family International Albinism Awareness Day: More than ever before, children with albinism need us Africa English Home and family News items SRSG eNews 13/06/2017 Attacks against children with albinism are not limited by geographic borders. In many countries, particularly in Africa, children with albinism are often perceived as ghosts, a curse, a cause of shame to the family, and a misfortune to the community. Social and structural discrimination condemns these children to a position of extreme vulnerability and to tolerance of violence against them simply because they look different. Children with albinism are often the target of witchcraft accusations which leads to their body parts being used for ritual purposes, in some cases fuelling incidents of trafficking and sale of children. Read more Ending violence against children: a shared commitment of faith communities across the world inspired by the voice of children English Home and family News items SRSG eNews Schools Care and justice systems Americas Work Community 09/05/2017 Panama City, 9 May 2017 – In her keynote speech to the 5 th Forum of the Global Network of Religions for Children, devoted to the theme of ending violence against children, the SRSG welcomed the strong commitment of participants to use the special role of religions in society to help bring violence to an end. In her statement delivered at the opening of the Forum, the SRSG recalled that no religious teaching or tradition justifies any form o