Pathfinding Countries
Partnering to End Violence Against Children

The Pathfinding Global Alliance, launched in November 2024 in Bogotá, Colombia, brings together all stakeholders committed to ending all forms of violence against children by 2030, in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals.
This initiative employs a cross-sectoral and multistakeholder approach, involving states, regional and subregional organizations, the UN family, civil society organizations, faith-based organizations, the private sector, development partners, experts, academia, the media, local communities, survivors, children, and youth.
The Pathfinding Global Alliance serves as a platform for partners to share information, successful practices, and lessons learned. It aims to gain momentum for stronger ownership by Member States, enhance country engagement, foster closer connections to local realities through a bottom-up approach, promote peer learning and the exchange of effective practices, strengthen peer accountability, and ensure context-specific partnerships and cooperation.
List of Pathfinding Countries*
*As of March 2025, the number of countries is 42.
Angola
Brazil
Canada
East Timor
Finland
Guinea
Indonesia
Jordan
Mexico
Nigeria
Peru
South Africa
Sweden
United Arab Emirates
Armenia
Burkina Faso
Colombia
El Salvador
France
Honduras
Jamaica
Kenya
Montenegro
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Spain
Tanzania
Zambia
Botswana
Cambodia
Côte D’Ivoire
Ethiopia
Georgia
Iceland
Japan
Mongolia
Namibia
Paraguay
Romania
Sri Lanka
Uganda
Zimbabwe