Convened by the Government of Colombia, with the support of the Government of Sweden, UNICEF, the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, and the World Health Organization, this Ministerial Conference will drive policy change, marshal resources and demonstrate that violence prevention is possible. Ministerial delegations – along with children, young people, survivor and civil society allies – will unite behind a shared and bold vision to deliver an end to all forms of violence against children. The conference will take place November 7 - 8, 2024.
The Ministerial Conference is invitation based. For Governments, Agencies and Individuals that have received an invitation further information regarding registration will be made available here shortly. In the meanwhile, for urgent questions please reach out to sabinev@who.int
Together, We Seek To Achieve:
- – scaling from existing efforts, including those linked to INSPIRE
- Re-imaginedMember State-led initiativeon child protection (“Pathfinders 2.0”)
- First-ever globalchild/youth-led movementdedicated to child violence prevention
- An internationally consultedPolitical Declaration
- A platform forpublic survivorsto share their expertise and experience
Together we can demonstrate that an SDG target of ending violence against children is not only aspirational but attainable.
The solutions exist – now it is time to take them to scale.