A/HRC/40/50 VII. Looking ahead 138. When the Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted 30 years ago, the world was still in the grip of the cold war and its tensions. The Convention surmounted these challenges and brought the international community together around a shared vision for a future where every child develops and thrives, free from fear and from violence. 139. 2019 offers golden opportunities to further accelerate progress towards the realization of the noble vision of the Convention. 140. The 2030 Agenda has given new impetus to national efforts and international cooperation for the prevention and elimination of violence against children. The global review of progress in 2019 will allow us to take stock of how far we have come and where further work is needed. 141. The Special Representative remains deeply committed to advancing progress in children’s protection and to using the strategic opportunities that lie ahead. With increased political commitment, resources and action, a quantum leap in preventing and responding to violence against children is possible. 142. With this in mind, the Special Representative will give particular priority to the following: (a) Supporting national efforts to mainstream children’s protection from violence into national policy agendas; furthering enactment and enforcement of legislation banning all forms of violence; consolidating data and research to inform strategic action; and promoting inclusion of assessments of progress in national efforts to protect children from violence, and of gaps where further action is needed, in voluntary national reviews; (b) Supporting global, regional and national reviews of progress by preparing a global thematic report on ending violence against children, taking stock of positive developments and lessons learned since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda, and identifying persisting and emerging challenges and opportunities for positive change; (c) Supporting implementation of the Global Compacts on Refugees and for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration to safeguard the rights of children at all times, including through a thematic report on the violence these children encounter and on measures taken to ensure a continuum of protection in their lives; (d) Consolidating evidence on violence prevention and response, including through research on the right of children to participate in recreation, play and sports free from the risk of all forms of violence. 143. In 2018, the renewal of the mandate of the Special Representative by the General Assembly was an expression by the international community of its continued support for the elimination of all forms of violence against children. The Special Representative remains strongly committed to further building on this foundation to mobilize people from all walks of life towards reaching this common goal. Working together, the vision of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the 2030 Agenda of a world free from fear and from violence, with no child left behind, can be made a reality. 20