A/HRC/34/45 information and communications technologies. Child-friendly materials were also produced to inform and empower children concerning their right to freedom from violence, most recently issued in Braille; (c) Institutionalizing cooperation with regional organizations and institutions in all regions to advance implementation of the recommendations of the United Nations study, with periodic review meetings to assess and accelerate progress, and the hosting of six annual cross-regional round tables on the protection of children from violence. 11 In 2016, the cross-regional round table was devoted to the development and implementation of regional plans supporting the 2030 Agenda and its targets on combating violence against children; (d) Strengthening national implementation efforts to free children from violence, especially through the adoption and implementation of comprehensive multisectoral national strategies in more than 90 countries, most recently in the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ghana, Indonesia, Nigeria, Norway and Tunisia; the enactment of national legislation banning all forms of violence against children by more than 50 countries, most recently in Ireland, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mongolia, Paraguay, Peru, Slovenia and Viet Nam; and the consolidation of data systems, including through national household surveys in Asia and Africa, including in Cambodia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, the Philippines and the United Republic of Tanzania, while efforts are also under way in other countries, such as China; (e) Promoting policy dialogue and global advocacy on neglected areas of concern and strengthening alliances among Governments, national institutions, civil society and faith-based organizations, academics and children’s networks, including through the High Time to End Violence against Children initiative, 12 to mobilize action on and investment in the protection of children from violence. These efforts have been supported by over 160 missions to more than 60 countries in all regions. III. Supporting implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development towards the elimination of all forms of violence against children A. Addressing violence against children as a distinct priority concern in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 17. Realizing every child’s right to freedom from violence is a fundamental element of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development envisions a world of universal respect for human rights and human dignity, a world in which every child grows up free from violence, abuse and exploitation. Implementation of the 2030 Agenda is the path towards achieving this noble goal. 18. In 2016, the international community commemorated the tenth anniversary of the submission to the General Assembly of the United Nations study on violence against children, and the twentieth anniversary of the first World Congress against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children. The year 2016 also marked the first year of implementation of the 2030 Agenda, with its specific target (16.2) on ending all forms of violence against children and several other violence-related targets, including the 11 12 See http://srsg.violenceagainstchildren.org/page/1314. See www.endviolenceagainstchildren.org/. 7