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Ministers and representatives from 12 African nations*, regional bodies, UN agencies, civil society organizations, survivors, and children gathered in Abuja for a pivotal two-day meeting to advance commitments under the…
I am truly delighted to join you at this Regional Conference on reimagining justice and placing diversion and restorative approaches at the heart of child-friendly justice, organized by the Minister of Justice of the Republic…
Joint press release by the UN Special Representatives of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict and on Violence against Children. The international community must act urgently to avoid sacrificing a whole…
Madame President, Mr. Secretary-General, Distinguished Parliamentarians, I would like to thank the organizers for the invitation to attend the 150th Assembly of the IPU and to address the general debate on parliamentary…
Without immediate and decisive action, child trafficking will continue to climb beyond today’s already frightening levels, according to a UN report published on Monday. “Despite a lot of progress achieved in legislation…
In 2024, the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children commemorated 15 years of global advocacy and action to achieve a world free from violence against children. It was a year…
A Pivotal Year in the Global Fight to End Violence Against Children. As we mark Human Rights Day, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child and the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence Against…
Joint Press Release: World Childhood Foundation, Permanent Mission of Sweden at the UN, and Office of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence Against Children From commitment to action: ending…
Representatives from over 40 countries worldwide committed on Thursday to working collectively to forge the newly revitalized Pathfinding Global Alliance to end all forms of violence against children. This Alliance was…
By 2030, Africa's child population is projected to reach 750 million, and by 2055, the continent will be home to 1 billion children, almost 40 per cent of the world’s girls and boys. Amidst growth, the continent is grappling…
The first-ever Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children, which will convene in Bogota, Colombia, this week, is an unmissable opportunity for governments to invest in our collective future. Every day…
Levels of violence against children worldwide are at an all-time high and are on the rise, according to a UN report released today, which emphasizes that by working together, states and stakeholders can reverse this appalling…