SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2017, para. 36
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In his progress report prepared for the high-level political forum on sustainable development, convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council (E/2016/75), the Secretary-General highlighted that "various forms of violence against children are pervasive, including discipline that relies on physical punishment and psychological aggression". This topic was hardly addressed in the 22 voluntary national reviews.
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Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children