A/HRC/37/48 Annual report of the Special Representative of the SecretaryGeneral on Violence against Children Contents Page 2 I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3 II. Accelerating progress in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda towards the elimination of all forms of violence against children ................................................................................................ 5 A. Children as agents of change ................................................................................................ 6 B. Strengthening partnerships to support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda .................. 7 C. Promoting follow-up to and review of the 2030 Agenda ...................................................... 8 III. Mainstreaming children’s protection from violence in the national policy agenda....................... 9 IV. Reinforcing regional processes in support of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda ................ 12 V. Violence prevention starts in early childhood ............................................................................... 18 VI. Looking ahead ............................................................................................................................... 21

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