On 13 May, nearly 1,000 individuals joined a webinar on tackling violence against children amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The webinar, which was hosted by the End Violence Partnership and the Office of the Special Representative to the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children (SRSG VAC), brought together partners from over 130 countries around the world. At the event, participants were given a chance to hear about and discuss local, national and global perspectives of and responses to the COVID-19 crisis.
Throughout the webinar, global experts touched on:
- The critical need for a unified global response to protect children
- Good practices at the country level, and the importance of contextualising programmes to each country and community
- Utilising the Leaders’ Statement to catalyse action through targeted policy calls
- Including children as key actors in the prevention and response to violence
- Creating and sustaining long-term strategies for COVID-19 and beyond