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08-12-2016, 05:33 PM
6 illuminating facts that prove bullying is a global issue
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Young people around the globe have at least one unfortunate thing in common: Most have been impacted by bullying.*
It's a problem we've seen addressed over and over in an "after-school special" sort of way — but we often focus on the experiences of students in developed regions, like the U.S. and UK.*
SEE ALSO: 4 myths that will change how you define bullying (http://mashable.com/2016/05/17/bullying-myths/)
While those young people deserve attention and action to eradicate the effect of bullying on their lives, youth around the globe are also struggling with harassment. And their stories need to be heard and addressed, too.
In poll data released Friday for International Youth Day (http://www.un.org/en/events/youthday/), more than 100,000 young people from 18 countries talked about the impact bullying has had on their lives and communities. The poll, conducted by UNICEF (http://www.unicef.org/) through polling portal U-Report (https://ureport.in/), reached people between the ages of 13 and 30 from developing regions, including Senegal, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Mozambique, Swaziland, Pakistan, Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea and Zambia. The only developed nation surveyed was Ireland. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/12/global-bullying-statistics/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Young people around the globe have at least one unfortunate thing in common: Most have been impacted by bullying.*
It's a problem we've seen addressed over and over in an "after-school special" sort of way — but we often focus on the experiences of students in developed regions, like the U.S. and UK.*
SEE ALSO: 4 myths that will change how you define bullying (http://mashable.com/2016/05/17/bullying-myths/)
While those young people deserve attention and action to eradicate the effect of bullying on their lives, youth around the globe are also struggling with harassment. And their stories need to be heard and addressed, too.
In poll data released Friday for International Youth Day (http://www.un.org/en/events/youthday/), more than 100,000 young people from 18 countries talked about the impact bullying has had on their lives and communities. The poll, conducted by UNICEF (http://www.unicef.org/) through polling portal U-Report (https://ureport.in/), reached people between the ages of 13 and 30 from developing regions, including Senegal, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Mozambique, Swaziland, Pakistan, Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea and Zambia. The only developed nation surveyed was Ireland. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/12/global-bullying-statistics/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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