A/HRC/19/64 2.3 Scope and Definitions A child shall mean any person under the age of 18 years and will include adolescents in its mandate. In line with Article 19 of the UNCRC, “violence” is defined as including all forms of physical or mental violence, injury and abuse, neglect and negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation, including sexual abuse. This definition covers exposure of children to violence in the home, communities, schools, institutions, workplaces, and in development and emergency settings. Violence is understood to occur not only between adults and children but also between children. Violence shall be used as a general term encompassing all forms of violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation Gender aspects of violence will be addressed as part of the integrated approach and due account will be taken of the different risks boys and girls face in respect of violence and of the different consequences of violence for girls and boys. All children within the jurisdiction of States regardless of their sex, race, colour, language, religion, caste, class, disability or other status, national or social origin, political or other opinion should be protected from all forms of violence and discrimination. 3. Strategic Objectives: By 2015, Governments of South Asia will have reached the objectives and measured progress through the use of the indicators below. Progress on output indicators will be reported on an annual basis and submitted to the SAIEVAC Secretariat and Board. 3.1 Objective 1: Regional Cooperation Member States will exchange experiences and good practices, provide each other mutual assistance, facilitate implementation of regional agreements and coordinate and cooperate to capitalize on the experiences of States to end violence throughout the South Asian Region. Indicators: • # of technical meetings organized by SAIEVAC to support States • # of meetings organized by SAIEVAC to share experiences and best practice throughout the region • # of reports and publications produced on experiences and best practices • # of technical papers and recommendations made to SAARC 3.2 Objective 2: National Strategy By 2015, All States have developed and started implementing a comprehensive national strategy, policy, or plan of action on violence against children which is integrated into the national planning process with realistic and time-bound targets, adequate resources and is coordinated and monitored by a nodal agency that has the human and financial capacity to involve multiple sectors. Indicators: • By 2011, # of States that have developed and adopted a national plan of action to end violence against children that specifies the role of each ministry at every level of government and identifies and secures adequate resources for implementation, has time bound realistic targets 48