SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2013, para. 29
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Sound research and reliable, objective and disaggregated data are indispensable to understanding the environment within which children grow and develop, to assess the risk and impact of violence and prevent its occurrence. Similarly, data and research provide transparency to policymaking and enable public scrutiny of States' actions for the protection of children from violence.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children