This week in New York, global leaders are gathered at the United Nations High-level Political Forum (HLPF) to share updates on their countries' progress towards meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The focus for this meeting is empowerment, inclusiveness and equality.
And, for the first time, countries' progress towards ending violence against children is on the agenda. If data is any indication, movement on this front has been slow: fewer than 50 countries have reported on the prevalence of sexual violence against children.
The Economist Intelligence Unit's Out of the Shadows Index (OOSI) —which benchmarks stakeholder response to sexual violence against children globally—confirms that we have a long way to go. A first-of-its-kind tool, the OOSI provides a tangible measure of progress towards meeting SDG 16.2 to end all violence against children by 2030, and creates accountability for governments, civil society and the private sector to drive change.
Source: https://outoftheshadows.eiu.com/