Annual Reports to the Human Rights Council

In the present report, submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 78/187, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, Najat Maalla M’jid, reviews the actions she took in 2025 at the global, regional and national levels and the results achieved in fulfilling her mandate. She highlights the ways in which the broad multi-stakeholder mobilization launched in 2024 and sustained throughout 2025 has generated unprecedented momentum, demonstrating through specific action the high return on investing in children’s well-being. The report places particular emphasis on the growing concerns surrounding cyberbullying and underscores the urgent need to scale up efforts to ensure the highest standards of protection for children in the digital environment.