SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2017, para. 13
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The past year has presented strategic opportunities and seen important developments in the elimination of violence against children at the global, regional and local levels. Ten years after the United Nations study on violence against children was submitted to the General Assembly, the protection of children from violence has evolved from a largely neglected topic into a global concern that is now included as a distinct target in the sustainable development agenda.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children