18-19 November 2026
Manila, Philippines
In collaboration with:
The conference is co-organized by the Government of the Philippines, as host, together with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and in collaboration with the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence Against Children (SRSG-VAC).
Registration for the Ministerial Conference will close on 16 October 2026.
More information will be made available on this website over the coming weeks.
109 Member States coming together in Bogotá alongside civil society leaders, making close to 400 pledges, demonstrated unprecedented commitment to preventing violence against children. One year later, the majority of pledge-making governments reported that they were either on track to deliver their commitments or had already done so: moments matter.
The Second Ministerial Conference will build on this momentum, convening Ministers and senior officials from Member States and United Nations agencies, alongside child, youth, faith, funder, academic, civil society and survivor leaders to highlight innovation, showcase implementation progress, and make new, additional and stronger pledges for the one billion boys and girls affected by violence.
With a prevention-first approach, the Conference will focus on the three best-proven ‘breakthrough’ solutions – parent and caregiver support, safe and enabling schools, and response systems – while increasing attention on escalating priorities including prevention of tech-facilitated violence, prevention in humanitarian and climate contexts and the intersection of violence against children and violence against women. Ministerial delegations are encouraged to reflect this focus, with strong representation across Health, Education, Justice and Technology alongside Social Affairs/Social Welfare.
Join government, funder, civil society, private sector, child, youth and survivor leaders for this milestone moment – celebrating progress, renewing our collective commitment to prevent all forms of violence against children and accelerating action to deliver SDG 16.2.
Now, more than ever, governments, agencies, allies and advocates need to stand for children – to protect our most vulnerable and promising citizens and to enable them to build happy, healthy lives.
A comprehensive programme of satellite events will be hosted in the days preceding the Conference (16-17 November), convening sector leaders to make collective progress on critical issues.
Building on the first Ministerial Conference, UNICEF and WHO are supporting member states with their preparation process to ensure coordination, timely engagement and strategic alignment. National Preparatory Sessions help countries review progress, strengthen existing pledges and develop new commitments. Children, young people, survivors, civil society organizations, philanthropists and practitioners are encouraged to contribute to both the ambition and the action of the Ministerial Conference.
The Conference is committed to creating a safe and respectful environment for all participants. The Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct were developed by Child Rights Coalition Asia (CRC Asia). CRC Asia, Restless Development, BRAVE Movement, UNICEF and WHO are supporting safeguarding measures during the Conference. Further information will be available soon.
