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Diversion and restorative justice are an integral part of child-friendly justice systems - Special Representative during the regional conference on Reimagining Child Justice

Istanbul, 15 April 2025 – 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 of Türkiye, UNICEF and the EU.

Displaced, starved, killed, robbed of a childhood: children in Sudan are paying the highest price of two years of brutal conflict

Joint press release by the UN Special Representatives of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict and on Violence against Children.

New York, 14 April 2025 – The international community must act urgently to avoid sacrificing a whole generation of Sudanese children in a brutal man-made conflict, called on Monday the Special Representatives of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict and on Violence against Children.

Growing poverty and social exclusion of children are undermining their human rights, protection, and wellbeing - Statement by the Special Representative during the 150th IPU Assembly

Tashent, 8 April 2025 - 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 action for social development and justice.

Action is urgently needed to stop the rise in child trafficking - UN report.

Geneva, 12 March 2025 - 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, policy and practices, trafficking in children continue to increase, because the responses are not evolving quickly enough to keep pace with the evolution and scale of the crime," said Dr Najat Maalla M’jid, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence against Children.

Celebrating 15 Years of Advocacy: Key Achievements and Next Steps

New York, 20 January 2025 - 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.