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Violence among JDP youth on the rise

Each year 200,000 homicides occur worldwide among youth 10-29 years of age, which is 42 percent of the total number of homicides globally each year according to the World’s Health Organization (WHO).

WHO’s website also states youth violence is a global public health problem. It includes a range of acts from bullying and physical fighting, to sexual and physical assault and homicide.

Violence among y…

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