International Child Helpline Day

The global network of child helplines mark the International Child Helpline Day by calling on governments to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular urgently to end all forms of violence against children as Goal 16.2 and related targets oblige Member States to “end abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children…” including physical and sexual violence, mental violence and psychological abuse, and neglect or negligent treatment.