A/HRC/34/45 upon the important experience gained from national human rights monitoring and reporting processes. 38. The 2017 high-level political forum will provide an important platform to assess progress in the protection of children from violence under the theme “Eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world”. The in-depth reviews at the high-level political forum of the Sustainable Development Goals on ending poverty, ensuring healthy lives and achieving gender equality will provide a critical reflection of how far States have come in ensuring a protective environment to offset the multiple, and often interconnected, vulnerabilities faced by children. For target 16.2 and the other violence-related targets, the 2017 voluntary national reviews are an important opportunity to highlight good practices, identify challenges and lessons learned, and renew commitments and the provision of reliable resources towards ending all forms of violence against children. 39. While the follow-up and review of progress will be pursued at all levels (national, regional and global), the lynchpin of monitoring is at the national level. States are expected to promote an inclusive, transparent and integrated process, supported by sound data and evidence. Participatory national consultations can provide a space for open, constructive and innovative dialogue with all stakeholders, including children, to raise awareness of the 2030 Agenda and to mobilize support to end violence in all its forms. 40. National reviews of the Sustainable Development Goals are a crucial contribution to ensuring investment in children and building a world in which every child grows up free from violence and exploitation. The Special Representative is strongly committed to supporting the voluntary national review process, which has been high on the agenda of her field missions and informed her participation in high-level conferences and regional forums. This question was also the central theme in 2016 of her cross-regional round table, which annually brings together regional human rights bodies, organizations and institutions. 41. The identification of robust indicators on the prevalence of children’s exposure to violence and its severity is another critical component of the Special Representative’s advocacy efforts; this is crucial to capture the magnitude and impact of violence on children and to assess progress in the implementation of the violence-related goals, especially target 16.2. As a member of the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators, she strongly advocated for the inclusion of three indicators on children’s exposure to sexual, physical and emotional violence, which were later adopted by the Statistical Commission. 42. The violence-related targets in the 2030 Agenda are achievable, but measuring progress needs to be supported by sound, disaggregated data and stronger national statistical capacity, backed by effective and accountable institutions to respond to research findings. Along with the consolidation of knowledge and data on children’s exposure to multiple forms of violence and access to and utilization of response and rehabilitation services, it is essential to develop better tools, methodologies and research capacities to break the silence around incidents of violence, to identify children at greatest risk, to understand the root causes of violence and to provide sound evidence of what works and can help achieve lasting change. 43. With this in mind, the Special Representative will continue to advocate for the development of data collection methodologies and tools to improve national research capacities and monitoring efforts to assess the prevalence of violence against children, and to inform policy and budgetary decisions. 44. The implementation of the 2030 Agenda requires strengthened partnerships and the mobilization of significant resources. A broad global alliance uniting Governments, civil society, community and religious leaders, the private sector, international organizations and all other actors, including children themselves, is crucial for widening social support and 11