7 Good quality WATER and healthy ENVIRONMENT, Fundamental rights Life, physical integrity, health, balanced foods and a healthy environment all are children and adolescents' rights. Public services are part of the State's social purpose and it should ensure that they are provided efficiently to all inhabitants. Access to safe water: aqueduct coverage Diseases related to water contamination cause death and malnutrition, especially in children under 5. Departments classified according to the proportion of municipalities with water coverage for over 75% of the population. Less than 25% of municipalities Between 25% and 5% of municipalities Between 5% and 75% of municipalities More than 75% of municipalities In these departments fewer than 25% of all municipalities report on the issue in their development plans for 24-27 Source: Procuraduría General de la Nación, Unicef, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, Superintendencia de Servicios Públicos y Departamento Nacional de Planeación. (26). Agua potable y ambiente sano en los planes de desarrollo municipales 24-27. Datos válidos para los tres gráficos. 2
7 Good quality WATER and healthy ENVIRONMENT, Fundamental rights Water suitable for human consumption Departments classified according to the proportion of municipalities with water suitable for human consumption, for more than 75% of the Less than 25% of municipalities Between 25% and 5% of municipalities Between 5% and 75% of municipalities More than 75% of municipalities Less than 25% of the municipalities report on this theme in their municipal development plans for 24-27 Sewer system coverage: Departments classified according to the proportion of municipalities with sewer system coverage for more than 75% of the population. Less than 25% of municipalities Between 25% and 5% of municipalities Between 5% and 75% of municipalities More than 75% of municipalities In these departments, less than 25% of the municipalities report on this theme in their development plans for 24-27 21
A considerable number of children and adolescents are maltreated, abused or are victims of diverse forms of violence: Abandoned Workers Displaced Victims of mine accidents Involved or used in illicit activities Involved in illegal armed groups Suicide rate for children under 18 Traffic-related mortality rate for children under.9 1. 1.1 1.2 1.8 2.1 3.9 4.8 In these situations specialized protection measures must be applied legal, educational or assistance-based oriented to giving support and special attention to the affected children and adolescents and restore their Accident-related mortality rate for children under Homicide rate for children under 18 2.2 2.4 1.8 2. 4.4 5. 7.4 Children and adolescents that are victims of violent deaths in Colombia All kinds of violent deaths are avoidable and unacceptable, and despite their reduction in recent years, they still are quite frequent in 9.5 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 1 Violence-related mortality rate (per 1, inhabitants under 18) 24BOYS Niños 25 Niñ BOYS 24 GIRLS Niñas 25GIRLS Niñas Source for the 4 indicators: INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE MEDICINA LEGAL Y CIENCIAS FORENSES. División de Referencia de Información Pericial. 22
Child and adolescent homicide victims VICHADA SAN ANDRES Y PROVIDENCIA Violence against children is unacceptable CORDOBA SUCRE BOYACA PUTUMAYO BOLIVAR MAGDALENA AMAZONAS NARIÑO CAQUETA CUNDINAMARCA TOLIMA CESAR QUINDIO ATLANTICO BOGOTA NORTE DE HUILA Photo: UNICEF / Anne Karine Brodeur TOTAL NACIONAL META CHOCO GUAVIARE ANTIOQUIA CAUCA LA GUAJIRA CALDAS CASANARE RISARALDA ARAUCA VALLE 2. 4. 6. 8. 1 12. 14. 16. 18. 2 Homicide rate among children under 18, 25 (per 1, inhabitants under 18) 24 25 Source: INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE MEDICINA LEGAL Y CIENCIAS FORENSES. División de Referencia de Información 23
Child and adolescent suicides Suicides rates among children and adolescents under 18, 25 (per 1, inhabitants under 18) BOYS GIRLS TOTAL NACIONAL 24 1.2 1. TOTAL NACIONAL 25 1.1.9 ANTIOQUIA 1.7 1.3 AMAZONAS 4.6 4.9 ARAUCA ATLANTICO BOGOTA.6 1.9 1.5.4.7 A happy child with guaranteed rights loves life BOLIVAR.2 BOYACA 1..3 CALDAS.4.9 CAQUETA CASANARE 2.6 CAUCA.6 2. CESAR.8.4 CHOCO CORDOBA 1.9 CUNDINAMARCA 1.2 1.3 LA GUAJIRA GUAINIA N.D. N.D. GUAVIARE HUILA MAGDALENA META 2.6.3.6 1.8.6 Photo: D.R.A. NARIÑO.5 3.4 NORTE DE.6 1.2 PUTUMAYO 3.4 QUINDIO.9 4.5 RISARALDA 1. SAN ANDRES Y PROVIDENCIA 1.2.5 SUCRE.5 TOLIMA 1.1 1.1 VALLE VAUPES VICHADA 1.8 N.D. 1. N.D. Source: INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE MEDICINA LEGAL Y CIENCIAS FORENSES. División de Referencia de Información Pericial. 24
Abused children and adolescents LA GUAJIRA PUTUMAYO CORDOBA BOLIVAR NARIÑO VICHADA CHOCO CESAR ATLANTICO CAUCA CAQUETA MAGDALENA CALDAS RISARALDA VALLE ANTIOQUIA HUILA NORTE DE TOTAL NACIONAL TOLIMA SUCRE GUAVIARE ARAUCA BOYACA CASANARE CUNDINAMARCA BOGOTA META QUINDIO SAN ANDRES Y PROVIDENCIA AMAZONAS Child abuse violates a child's rights, and places his or her life, development and physical and emotional well being at risk Because it is not reported, we don't know the real magnitude of this Photographies: UNICEF / Angélica Arbulú - William Torres - William Fernando Martínez. Source: INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE MEDICINA LEGAL Y CIENCIAS FORENSES. División de Referencia de Información Pericial. 2 4 6 8 1 12 14 16 18 Rates of forensic medical reporting of child abuse (per 1, inhabitants under 18) 24 25 25
Child and adolescent victims of sexual abuse PUTUMAYO VICHADA CAUCA NARIÑO BOLIVAR CHOCO MAGDALENA LA GUAJIRA ATLANTICO CORDOBA CAQUETA A very high percentage of all cases of sexual abuse are not reported, so we don't know the real magnitude of this phenomenon in our country. In 25, 13,848 reports of sexual abuse of children under 18 were reported. CESAR ARAUCA ANTIOQUIA NORTE DE Source: INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE MEDICINA LEGAL Y CIENCIAS FORENSES. División de Referencia de Información Pericial. SUCRE BOYACA VALLE TOTAL NACIONAL CALDAS RISARALDA HUILA TOLIMA GUAVIARE CUNDINAMARCA CASANARE AMAZONAS QUINDIO BOGOTA META SAN ANDRES Y PROVIDENCIA 2 4 6 8 1 12 14 16 18 Rates of forensic medical reporting of children under 18 (per 1, inhabitants under 18) 24 25 26
Working children and adolescents 18. Rate of participation of under 18 in the working population 16. 14. 12. 1 8. 6. 4. 2. Their proper place: at school Photo: UNICEF/ Luis Gabriel Mojíca TOTAL NACIONAL REGION ATL ÁNTICA REGIÓN PACÍFICA CENTRAL ORIENTAL BOGOTÁ 21 23 Rate of participation of under-age workers, male and female Out of every 1 working children, approximately 6 are boys and 4 are girls. FEMALE 38% MALE 62% SOURCE: DANE. Cuadros encuestas ETI 21 y Módulo de trabajo infantil en ECH MALE FEMALE 27
Children and adolescents in conflict with the law Children and adolescents in conflict with the law covered by I.C.B.F. services TOTAL NACIONAL ANTIOQUIA AMAZONAS ARAUCA ATLANTICO BOGOTA BOLIVAR BOYACA CALDAS CAQUETA CASANARE CAUCA CESAR CHOCO CORDOBA CUNDINAMARCA LA GUAJIRA GUAINIA GUAVIARE HUILA MAGDALENA META NARIÑO NORTE DE PUTUMAYO QUINDIO RISARALDA SAN ANDRES Y PROVIDENCIA SUCRE TOLIMA VALLE VAUPES VICHADA 24 25,686 1,87 23 9 1,111 6,498 73 494 2,642 7 5 1,832 65 25 128 962 53 96 54 868 884 641 15 597 151 16 57 4 986 4,39 41 25 19,892 1,543 27 16 774 6,438 869 195 1,219 1 5 1,88 72 22 93 698 13 2 96 37 519 755 425 13 424 77 65 743 2 1,25 2,365 24 4 Photo: William Fernando Martinez A large percentage of children and adolescents in conflict with the law have endured critical family or social situations. They deserve a fair process. 28
Displaced children and adolescents 24 25 NIÑOS NIÑAS NIÑOS NIÑAS TOTAL NACIONAL 31.455 3.719 32.45 31.236 ANTIOQUIA 2.945 2.969 3.324 3.45 AMAZONAS ARAUCA ATLANTICO BOGOTA BOLIVAR BOYACA CALDAS CAQUETA 2 767 66 3 2.126 267 481 2.395 28 771 6 36 2.22 266 557 2.34 15 852 86 76 2.65 246 495 2.17 23 88 98 72 2.534 251 467 2.22 Displacement caused by violence uproots people, cuts short their dreams and life projects, weakens or destroys families, and leads to a deterioration of living conditions for children and adolescents. CASANARE 513 488 446 37 CAUCA 953 925 858 797 CESAR 2.796 2.582 2.292 2.191 CHOCO 595 546 835 82 CORDOBA 635 586 1.23 941 CUNDINAMARCA 891 887 682 73 LA GUAJIRA 68 595 988 895 GUAINIA 86 7 5 42 GUAVIARE 741 77 816 863 HUILA MAGDALENA META NARIÑO NORTE DE PUTUMAYO QUINDIO RISARALDA S. ANDRES/ PROVIDENCIA SUCRE TOLIMA VALLE VAUPES 968 2.471 1.469 878 1.296 1.854 14 438 763 848 2.134 797 161 1.7 2.346 1.456 918 1.278 1.821 12 423 762 845 2.149 715 165 858 1.692 1.85 925 1.133 1.541 129 326 857 1.279 1.864 841 74 775 1.628 1.773 917 1.18 1.564 119 328 86 1.25 1.845 82 74 Photographies: D.R.A. - William Fernando Martínez VICHADA 156 144 126 17 SIN INFORMACION 167 135 754 712 SOURCE: PRESIDENCIA DE LA REPÚBLICA. ACCION SOCIAL. REGISTRO UNICO POBLACIÓN DESPLAZADA. GERENCIA DE SISTEMAS DE INFORMACION POBLACIÓN www.red.gov.co 29
San Andrés y Providencia Vaupés Children and adolescents demobilized from armed groups Arauca Amazonas Guania La Guajira Quindío Atlántico Vichada Bolívar Córdoba Sucre Risaralda Choco Magdalena Caldas Norte de Santander Cesar While in 2 only 1 demobilized children and adolescents received state assistance in the entire country, in 22 this figure rose to 394; in 23 it increased to 775; and in 25 it fell to 526. It is necessary to end the recruitment and use of children and adolescents in the armed conflict. We need to work for their demobilization and disarmament, and foster their rehabilitation, recovery and reinsertion into society. Guaviare Nariño Huila Cundinamarca Putumayo Boyacá Cauca Caquetá Tolima Valle Photographies: Carolina García - D.R.A. Santander Casanare Meta Bogotá Antioquia 5 1 15 2 25 3 35 4 45 5 Number of children demobilized from illegal armed groups attended in services coordinated by the ICBF, for the period 2-25. The incorporation of children and adolescents into illegal armed groups violates the norms of International Humanitarian Law. 3
Victims of anti personnel mines Persons killed or seriously injured by anti personnel mine accidents between 199 and 25. TOTAL NACIONAL ANTIOQUIA Civiles 1681 549 Total 4739 1234 8% of the victims' accidents happened in 24 and 25. ARAUCA 64 29 ATLANTICO 1 1 BOGOTA 8 14 BOLIVAR 115 46 BOYACA 2 59 CALDAS 31 17 CAQUETA 74 362 CASANARE CAUCA CESAR CHOCO CORDOBA CUNDINAMARCA LA GUAJIRA GUAINIA GUAVIARE HUILA MAGDALENA META NARIÑO NORTE DE 11 11 54 13 8 4 8 1 23 16 15 137 54 93 52 231 127 39 29 137 34 1 74 7 32 42 96 297 Photo: Vicepresidencia de la República de Colombia Of all civilian victims, 3% are children under 18. Between 199 and 25 (march1), 384 boys and 112 girls were victims. PUTUMAYO 23 12 QUINDIO 7 19 RISARALDA 1 18 128 257 SUCRE 13 59 TOLIMA 24 161 VALLE VAUPES VICHADA 13 14 4 49 3 4 Source: Observatorio de minas antipersona del Programa Presidencial de Derechos Humanos y Aplicación del Derecho 31
How can you participate in this initiative? By being an active part of local decisions on community action boards, local management bodies, school governments and departmental and municipal social Photo: William Torres By knowing Colombia's established rules for financing public services. By paying your taxes on time. Without taxes, there can be no services. Basic services to benefit the poorest population, everybody needs to As a professional in the communication media, by giving priority to child-related themes, not only to unacceptable situations, but especially by motivating public authorities to construct better conditions and quality of life for children and adolescents. Photographies: D.R.A. - Carolina García - Anne Karine Brodeur - Esther Narváez 32
FACTS AND RIGHTS COLOMBIA, A LAND OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS With the support of: 1 9 4 6-2 6