Protecting children is a priority – now is the time to prove it

A billion children face abuse each year. The new WHO Council of Champions aims to turn proven prevention into global political action.

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When governments adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, we committed to a world that invests in our children, where every girl and boy grows up free from violence, exploitation and neglect. Establishing, for the first time, global targets to end all forms of violence against children, grounded in the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Today, 10 years on, we must confront a stark reality: we are not on course to achieve those targets.