Insights from global and regional consultations with children
Summary Reports
What do Children Think About Child Poverty?
Insights from UNGA 2025 Consultations with Children
Consultations with children ahead of the SRSG-VAC Annual Report presentation to UNGA 2025 focused on child poverty as a key driver of violence against children and the role of social protection. The SRSG-VAC engaged 1,727 children through an online poll (1,645 children from 67 countries) and seven focus groups (80+ children from 19 countries), including those with lived experiences of poverty, disabilities, conflict zones, and street situations. In the online poll, 1 in 10 children included violence against children in their definition of poverty.
Children's suggestions to end violence against children
Summary report of the Special Representative’s engagement with children around what needs to be done to end Violence Against Children
Between July and October 2024, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children consulted with approximately 1700 children from over 110 countries to identify what children expect their governments to do in the next six years to end all forms of violence against children.
Through an online poll, over 800 children responded to the question ‘What are the 3 things your government needs to do to end violence against children in the next 6 years? Following the poll, the Special Representative hosted three online interactive dialogues with a total of over 900 children from all regions and presented the consultation results to further discuss their recommendations and suggestions to governments. During these dialogues, the Special Representative engaged with children from different backgrounds and contexts, including children from vulnerable situations, such as children with disabilities, indigenous children, and children in the streets.