On the 4th of November 2021, the International Day against Violence and Bullying at School including Cyberbullying is celebrated! This year it will be celebrated under the theme “Tackling Cyberbullying and Other Forms of Online Violence Involving Children and Young People”
Background:
- Together with Member States, UNESCO decided to mark the first Thursday of every November to celebrate and create awareness about this bullying and cyberbullying in 2019
- By November 2020, UNESCO celebrated the first International Day against Violence and Bullying at School including Cyberbullying, under the theme “Together against Bullying in school”
Issue at hand: With countries responding to COVID-19, children’s lives and education have become increasingly more online. While online access presents opportunities for connection and learning, it is also increasingly putting children and young people at the risk of online violence.
- In Europe, 44% of children who were cyberbullied prior to COVID-19 reported that it had increased during lockdown
- Data from multiple countries that children, in particular girls at the age of 11 to 13 years, are increasingly at risk of being targeted by criminal sex predators
Cyberbullying has a negative effect on academic achievement, mental health, and quality of life of students. Children who are cyberbullied frequently are
- Three times as likely to feel left out at school;
- Twice as likely to miss out on school;
- Have a higher tendency to leave formal education after finishing secondary school.
Aims of 2021:
- To raise awareness about the responsibility of the education system to address online safety, digital citizenship and technology use
- To educate about the problem of online cyberbullying, its consequences and the need to put an end to it
Global activities and celebrations:
- Ireland: To mark this day, DCU Anti-Bullying center invited schools across Ireland to share their anti-bullying initiative in action. More information at TackleBullying.ie
- Mexico: UNESCO’s national meeting of associated Schools Project Network/International Day against Violence and Bullying including Cyberbullying from Nov 4-5, 2021
- Sweden: World Anti Bullying Forum hosted in Stockholm from Nov 1-3, 2021
- Finland: Special session on cyberbullying to celebrate the International Day against violence and bullying at school including cyberbullying on Nov 4, 2021
Tools and Information available on ChildHub about Bullying and Cyberbullying:
- Series of child Protection Materials
- Video series released by Terre des Hommes Moldova within the project “Joint Efforts to Combat Bullying in Moldova”, available in Romanian language with English subtitles. More information at https://childhub.org/en/child-protection-multimedia-resources/introduction-video-lessons-stop-bullying
UNESCO also released a Fact sheet in October 2021 and a Social Media Pack
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