A/HRC/40/50 Contents Page 2 I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3 II. 2019: A strategic milestone to strengthen children’s freedom from violence ............................... 4 III. Supporting implementation of the 2030 Agenda and accelerating progress towards the elimination of all forms of violence against children .................................................................... 4 A. Sustaining and scaling up progress in protecting children from violence ............................. 4 B. Supporting national implementation of the 2030 Agenda: towards a world free from fear and from violence ................................................................................................. 8 IV. Reinforcing regional processes in support of the implementation of Agenda 2030 ...................... 11 V. Children as agents of change ......................................................................................................... 14 VI. Leaving no child behind – protecting children with disabilities from violence ............................ 16 VII. Looking ahead ............................................................................................................................... 20