This news article discusses how high-level representatives – including ministers, senior decision-makers, professionals, and children – from across the European Union and the wider Europe and Central Asia region met on October 13, 2025 in Bucharest for a two-day regional ministerial conference dedicated to ending violence against children. The event is convened by the Ministry of Labour, Family, Youth and Social Solidarity of Romania, in partnership with UNICEF and the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence Against Children.