Bess Herbert
Advocacy Specialist, Corporal Punishment and Violence Prevention, Violent Prevention Unit, World Health Organisation
About this speaker
Bess Herbert is a leading global specialist working to end corporal punishment of children and other forms of violence against children, with an additional interest in the connection between climate change and violence against children and preventative and protective measures.
Bess has worked to advance children’s human rights including their rights to protection from violence for over 25 years and is currently based within the Violence Prevention Unit of the World Health Organisation. Prior to this Bess worked as Advocacy Specialist at the End Violence Partnership and before that as Advocacy and Partnerships Manager for the Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children.
Bess has a Master's degree in International Development and Child Rights, has developed and delivered parenting programmes and is a parent and climate activist. She lives in London, UK.
