Twenty years ago, the world came
together.
It was the first UN study to engage children and young people as active participants, not passive subjects.
The Study reshaped how the world understands violence against children, highlighted that no violence against children is justifiable, and all violence against children is preventable"
Read the UN Study
Twenty years of change
A lot has changed. A lot is happening. But it isn't enough.
We have learned.
We have evidence.
We have solutions.
So why aren't we moving faster, and at greater scale?
What needs to change is the speed, scale and connection of the action already underway. What holds it together is a shared responsibility to end violence against children and protect their rights, safety and well-being.
In a fragmented world, children are our common ground, our shared responsibility and our shared hope for the future.
Children Unite Us.
Multilateralism can deliver for children
No country has all the answers. But every country has experience worth sharing.
This means working to strengthen cooperation, scale what works, and ensure that children’s protection and wellbeing remain at the centre of development and public policy.
Pathfinding Global Alliance
The Pathfinding Global Alliance is a State-led platform that brings countries and partners together to accelerate efforts to end violence against children.
It supports Member States in turning political commitments into concrete action through peer learning, cooperation and sharing what works.
54 Member States have joined the Alliance, sharing commitments, national plans and experiences through peer learning.
Read more about the Alliance
NEXT GENERATION ISN'T WAITING.
Children, young people and survivors are already showing us how.
Children are not only beneficiaries of our actions. They have voices, ideas, expertise and agency. They are demonstrating it through their creativity, leadership, expertise and determination to make a difference.
Child Participation Map
Children's voices
Our responsibility is to make space for children.
Meaningful participation means more than listening. It means creating space for children to influence decisions that affect their lives.
Listen to their experiences
Support their initiatives
Involve them in decisions
Include them in design, implementation and monitoring
Create safe spaces to participate
Reach children most often excluded
Children are already moving. Move with them.
Imagine how far they could go if we moved with them.
Ending violence against children takes all of us: Member States, parliaments and national human rights institutions, regional organizations, the United Nations system, civil society, faith-based, cultural and sporting organizations, the private sector, and children and young people themselves, moving together.
We know more.
We know what works.
Children are already moving.
Now we need to move faster.
Children Unite Us.
Move with them.