,,iv  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #iaj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #bd1 #bjah,mr4 
,mc,govern 7for himself and ,mr4 ,poe of
 ,texas7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce1 and in addition to the      
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 for a  
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,,resolution       
,condemning violence against children   
globally1 and encouraging the           
development of a strategy for           
preventing1 addressing1 and ending      
violence against children and youth     
globally4  ,whereas violence against    
children can take many forms1 including 
sexual violence1 physical violence1     
emotional violence1 abuse1 neglect1 and 
exploitation2 ,whereas more than one    
billion children worldwide are exposed  

to violence2 ,whereas the global        
economic impact of physical1            
psychological1 and sexual violence      
against children may be as high as #g   
trillion1 or #h percent of the world's  
,,gdp2 ,whereas the economic costs of   
child labor amount to between #b4d and  
#f4f percent of the world's gross       
national income annually2 ,whereas child
 abuse is estimated to cost #d4da       
percent of the world's ,,gdp annually2  
,whereas around the world1 nearly one in
 three adolescent girls aged #ae to #ai1
 or #hd million girls1 has been a victim
 of emotional1 physical1 or sexual      
violence1 often perpetrated by someone  
they know2 ,whereas #a in #c girls in   
the developing world is said to be      
married before her #ahth birthday1 and  
of those1 an estimated #a in #i is said 
to be married under age #ae2 ,whereas if
 there is no reduction in child         
marriage1 the global number of women    
married as children is projected to     
reach #a4b billion by #bjej1 with       

devastating global consequences2        
,whereas #bdf million boys and girls    
experience gender-based violence in     
schools each year2 ,whereas children    
with disabilities are three to four     
times more likely to experience physical
 or sexual violence2 ,whereas #afh      
million children are subject to child   
labor and #e4e million children are     
subject to forced labor1 including      
situations of trafficking2 ,whereas     
nearly half of the #fe million people   
who are currently displaced by conflict 
and war around the world1 or over #cj   
million1 are children1 exposing them to 
increased risk of exploitation1         
violence1 and abuse2 ,whereas           
unaddressed exposure to violence        
disrupts the development of critical    
brain architecture and other organ      
structures1 leaving children at lifelong
 risk of disease and reduced potential2 
,whereas toxic stress relating to       
exposure to violent or dangerous        
environments becomes damaging to        

learning1 behavior1 and health across a 
lifespan2 ,whereas violence can lead to 
negative health consequences including  
injury1 noncommunicable and communicable
 diseases1 and poor maternal and child  
health outcomes2 ,whereas the ,united   
,states ,government invests #j4e percent
 of its official development assistance 
in programs to prevent and address      
violence against children and youth2    
,whereas the ,united ,states            
,government1 through public-private     
partnerships and in coordination with   
other organizations1 has endorsed       
,,inspire3 seven strategies for ending  
violence against children2 ,whereas the 
seven evidence-based strategies to end  
violence against children include       
implementation and enforcement of       
relevant laws2 addressing harmful gender
 and other social norms2 creating and   
sustaining safe communities2 supporting 
parents and caregivers2 strengthening   
economic programs related to reducing   
violence against children2 improving    

access to health services1 social       
welfare1 and criminal justice support2  
and ensuring safe school environments   
that provide gender-equitable education 
and social-emotional learning and life  
skills training2 and ,whereas the       
,united ,states ,agency for             
,international ,development1 ,department
 of ,state1 ,department of ,labor1      
,department of ,homeland ,security1 and 
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services play a critical role in       
preventing and responding to violence   
against children and youth3 ,now1       
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives-- 7#a7 condemns all    
forms of violence against children and  
youth globally1 including physical1     
mental1 and sexual violence1 neglect1   
abuse1 maltreatment1 and exploitation2  
7#b7 recognizes the harmful impact      
violence against children and youth has 
on the healthy development of children2 
7#c7 recognizes the harmful economic    
impact of violence against children and 

youth2  7#d7 recognizes that all        
children should be protected from all   
forms of physical or mental violence1   
injury or abuse1 neglect or negligent   
treatment1 and maltreatment or          
exploitation1 including sexual abuse2   
7#e7 commends the ,end ,violence        
,against ,children ,solution ,summit    
#bjah in ,stockholm1 ,sweden1 for its   
leadership2 and  7#f7 should develop and
 implement a comprehensive and          
coordinated strategy built upon         
evidence-based practices1 including the 
,,inspire package of interventions1 and 
adopt common metrics and indicators to  
monitor progress across ,united ,states 
,government agencies to prevent1        
address1 and end violence against       
children and youth globally4