A/71/206 As part of this joint effort, an online portal provides information and resources to support and monitor progress in global efforts to end all forms of violence against children. This includes information on the ratification of child rights treaties, national legislation to ban all forms of violence, national strategies to prevent and respond to violence against children, data surveys to monitor progress, and child sensitive mechanisms to address incidents of violence and assist child victims. United Nations actors, national Governments, regional intergovernmental organizations, civil society organizations, professional networks, the private sector and individuals have signed a pledge identifying concrete commitments to contribute to the movement to end violence against children. Individuals who have joined include Nobel Peace Prize laureates, political leaders, academics, filmmakers, illustrators, chief executive officers in the private sector, young leaders and people around the world who are eager to lend their time and talent to this cause. See www.violenceagainstchildren.org. II. Consolidating progress and mainstreaming the United Nations study recommendations in the national policy agenda 19. The year 2016 has been marked by strategic developments in the elimination of violence against children at the global, regional and local levels. Ten years after the General Assembly welcomed the United Nations study on violence against children, the protection of children from violence has evolved from a largely neglected topic into a global concern that at present is included as a distinct target in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 20. Acting as bridge builder and global independent advocate of the prevention and elimination of all forms of violence against children, the Special Representative promotes children’s freedom from violence in cooperation with United Nations partners, regional organizations, Governments, civil society, academia, professional networks, independent children’s rights institutions, religious and community leaders, the private sector, and children and young people. 21. Joining forces with partners, the Special Representative has successfully promoted the mainstreaming of the protection of children from violence in the United Nations policy agenda. This collaborative effort has resulted in groundbreaking standards, action plans, studies and campaigns that in turn have guided regional and national strategies, policies and measures for the prevention and elimination of violence against children. 22. The consistency of this work has made it possible for the international community to share experiences, consolidate knowledge, a ssess progress and achieve significant results in crucial areas. Step by step, child protection systems are being strengthened around the world. More and more social workers and police, education, health, criminal justice, migration and refugee asylum pers onnel are being trained in early detection and prevention of and response to incidents of violence and to listen to and follow up on children’s testimonies about violence in 16-12906 5/23