SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 115
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In recent years, the protection of children from violence has evolved from a largely neglected topic into an issue of global concern. Framed by international human rights standards and informed by the United Nations study on violence against children, at present there is strengthened commitment to ensuring children's safety and protection and a growing understanding of the ways in which children are exposed to violence, and significant efforts have been made to mobilize national support for prevention and response and to help to change attitudes and behaviour that condone violence against children.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children