A/71/206 In addition to the High Time to End Violence against Children initiative, the Special Representative has strongly supported the establishment of significant initiatives promoted with this aim, including the Global Partnership and the Fund to End Violence against Children, SDG Alliance 8.7 to end child labour and the Global Partnership on Children with Disabilities. Box 2 Global Partnership and Fund to End Violence against Children The Secretary-General launched the Global Partnership and the Fund to End Violence against Children in July 2016 to help to realize the vision of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of a world where all children live in peace. The Special Representative serves on the Board guiding the implementation of the Global Partnership strategy and, through her global advocacy role, will continue to promote the shared mission of making the world a safe place for children and ending violence against children everywhere. As highlighted by the Special Representative at the third International Conference on Financing for Development, held in Addis Ababa, and the United Nations summit for the adoption of the post 2015 development agenda, held in New York, the Global Partnership has a strong potential to harness collective efforts to promote steadily growing commitment and action towards a world free from violence and to generate the consistent funding needed to create a world in which every child grows up free from fear and from violence. The Global Partnership seeks to enhance political will to reach the Sustainable Development Goal targets on ending violence against children, accelerate action through the implementation of key interventions and strengthen collaboration among a wide range of stakeholders. The new Fund linked to the Global Partnership is planned to provide catalytic funding for the Partnership ’s goals and to make a strong investment case for the prevention of violence against children. 39. The roots of violence against children are multifaceted, and preventing and eliminating it requires a multisectoral and integrated approach. Indeed, violence goes hand in hand with vulnerability and deprivation, with high risks of poor health, poor school performance and, at times, long-term dependence on public assistance. Children exposed to violence, whether at home, in schools, in the community, at work, in care and justice institutions or online, are at greater risk of enduring cumulative acts of violence and engaging in aggressive and violent behaviour later in life. 40. Achieving the Sustainable Development Goal targets, especially those related to ending poverty and child labour, addressing gender inequality and harmful practices and promoting health and education, access to justice and accountable and inclusive institutions, will help to reduce the risk of violence in children’s lives and provide effective responses for victims. Conversely, failing to end violence against children will compromise social progress and the realization of the vision of sustainable development. 16-12906 9/23