‘What brings us together is our belief – backed by emerging evidence – that violence of any kind, early in life – either experienced or observed – can have long-lasting and detrimental impacts on the health, life skills, competencies, attitudes and beliefs of young children and adults, alike.’

– Geeta Rao Gupta, Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, quoted in her remarks at last week’s launch of a new Early Childhood Peace Consortium.