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You're watching UNICEF Television.

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In El Salvador, 8,000 children and adolescents took to the streets of the capital, San Salvador,

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to mark the start of a UNICEF-led campaign on violence against children.

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Things looked different at street level and from a child's point of view.

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Two children who were involved in the march saw it in a very special way.

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12-year-old Diego and 8-year-old Alejandro are UNICEF mini-reporters who were on the

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scene that day, conducting interviews and bringing their own viewpoint to the issues

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raised by their peers.

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When the UN Secretary-General's study on violence against children was released last

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October, regional countries launched their own anti-violence campaigns.

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The campaign launch in El Salvador attracted celebrities and politicians ready to lend their support.

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Diego and Alejandro were eager to hear what young people had to say.

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Violence is the only way in which people express their resentments towards society,

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their sorrow, when they can't express it in other ways.

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It is the act of not only physically but also verbally or morally making another person feel bad.

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At San Salvador's Sports Palace, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and international pop star Shakira

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greeted thousands of Salvadoran students who took part in the march.

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Today we're in the Sports Palace, where today UNICEF launches a campaign against violence.

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And in the style of some of the best journalists in the world, Diego braved the crowds after the performance

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to snag an interview with Shakira herself.

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Shakira, what can we as children do to avoid violence?

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Well, so many things you can do. Obeying your parents is very important.

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Studying, getting an education is one of the basic keys to our future.

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Continue dreaming, because dreams can come true, and never resort to violent means.

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In El Salvador, UNICEF's many reporters are doing their best to enlighten the public about violence and how to prevent it.

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For UNICEF Television, I'm Amy Bennett.

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Unite for Children.