,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #iaj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bd1 #bjah,mr4   
,mc,govern 7= himself & ,mr4 ,poe (     
,texas7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,education & ! ,work=ce1 & 9 addition to
 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 = a   
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,,resolution        
,condemn+ viol5ce aga9/ *ildr5 globally1
 & enc\rag+ ! developm5t ( a /rategy =  
prev5t+1 address+1 & end+ viol5ce aga9/ 
*ildr5 & y\? globally4  ,:]eas viol5ce  
aga9/ *ildr5 c take _m =ms1 includ+     
sexual viol5ce1 physical viol5ce1       
emotional viol5ce1 abuse1 neglect1 &    
exploitation2 ,:]eas m ?an "o billion   
*ildr5 worldwide are expos$ to viol5ce2 
,:]eas ! global economic impact (       
physical1 psy*ological1 & sexual viol5ce
 aga9/ *ildr5 may be z high z #g        
trillion1 or #h p]c5t ( ! _w's ,,gdp2   

,:]eas ! economic co/s ( *ild labor     
am\nt to betwe5 #b4d & #f4f p]c5t ( !   
_w's gross national income annually2    
,:]eas *ild abuse is e/imat$ to co/     
#d4da p]c5t ( ! _w's ,,gdp annually2    
,:]eas ar\nd ! _w1 ne>ly "o 9 ?ree      
adolesc5t girls ag$ #ae to #ai1 or #hd  
million girls1 has be5 a victim (       
emotional1 physical1 or sexual viol5ce1 
(t5 p]petrat$ by someone !y "k2 ,:]eas  
#a 9 #c girls 9 ! develop+ _w is said to
 be m>ri$ be=e h] #ah? bir?day1 & ( ^?1 
an e/imat$ #a 9 #i is said to be m>ri$  
"u age #ae2 ,:]eas if !re is no r$uction
 9 *ild m>riage1 ! global numb] ( wom5  
m>ri$ z *ildr5 is project$ to rea* #a4b 
billion by #bjej1 ) deva/at+ global     
consequ5ces2 ,:]eas #bdf million boys & 
girls exp]i5ce g5d]-bas$ viol5ce 9      
s*ools ea* ye>2 ,:]eas *ildr5 )         
disabilities are ?ree to f\r times m    
likely to exp]i5ce physical or sexual   
viol5ce2 ,:]eas #afh million *ildr5 are 
subject to *ild labor & #e4e million    
*ildr5 are subject to =c$ labor1 includ+

 situations ( traffick+2 ,:]eas ne>ly   
half ( ! #fe million p :o are curr5tly  
displac$ by conflict & w> ar\nd ! _w1 or
 ov] #cj million1 are *ildr51 expos+ !m 
to increas$ risk ( exploitation1        
viol5ce1 & abuse2 ,:]eas unaddress$     
exposure to viol5ce disrupts !          
developm5t ( critical bra9 ar*itecture &
 o!r organ /ructures1 leav+ *ildr5 at   
lifelong risk ( disease & r$uc$         
pot5tial2 ,:]eas toxic /ress relat+ to  
exposure to viol5t or dang]\s           
environm5ts becomes damag+ to le>n+1    
behavior1 & heal? across a lifespan2    
,:]eas viol5ce c lead to negative heal? 
consequ5ces includ+ injury1             
noncommunicable & communicable diseases1
 & poor mat]nal & *ild heal? outcomes2  
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t inve/s 
#j4e p]c5t ( its (ficial developm5t     
assi/ance 9 programs to prev5t & address
 viol5ce aga9/ *ildr5 & y\?2 ,:]eas !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t1 ?r\gh          
public-private p>tn]%ips & 9 coord9ation
 ) o!r organizations1 has endors$       

,,inspire3 sev5 /rategies = end+ viol5ce
 aga9/ *ildr52 ,:]eas ! sev5            
evid5ce-bas$ /rategies to end viol5ce   
aga9/ *ildr5 include implem5tation &    
en=cem5t ( relevant laws2 address+      
h>mful g5d] & o!r social norms2 creat+ &
 su/a9+ safe communities2 support+ p>5ts
 & c>egiv]s2 /r5g!n+ economic programs  
relat$ to r$uc+ viol5ce aga9/ *ildr52   
improv+ access to heal? s]vices1 social 
welf>e1 & crim9al ju/ice support2 &     
ensur+ safe s*ool environm5ts t provide 
g5d]-equitable education &              
social-emotional le>n+ & life skills    
tra9+2 & ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy =
 ,int]national ,developm5t1 ,dep>tm5t ( 
,/ate1 ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor1 ,dep>tm5t (  
,homel& ,security1 & ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? 
& ,human ,s]vices play a critical role 9
 prev5t+ & respond+ to viol5ce aga9/    
*ildr5 & y\?3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 condemns 
all =ms ( viol5ce aga9/ *ildr5 & y\?    
globally1 includ+ physical1 m5tal1 &    
sexual viol5ce1 neglect1 abuse1         

maltreatm5t1 & exploitation2  7#b7      
recognizes ! h>mful impact viol5ce aga9/
 *ildr5 & y\? has on ! heal?y developm5t
 ( *ildr52  7#c7 recognizes ! h>mful    
economic impact ( viol5ce aga9/ *ildr5 &
 y\?2  7#d7 recognizes t all *ildr5 %\ld
 be protect$ f all =ms ( physical or    
m5tal viol5ce1 injury or abuse1 neglect 
or neglig5t treatm5t1 & maltreatm5t or  
exploitation1 includ+ sexual abuse2     
7#e7 comm5ds ! ,end ,viol5ce ,aga9/     
,*ildr5 ,solution ,summit #bjah 9       
,/ockholm1 ,sw$51 = its lead]%ip2 &     
7#f7 %\ld develop & implem5t a          
compreh5sive & coord9at$ /rategy built  
^u evid5ce-bas$ practices1 includ+ !    
,,inspire package ( int]v5tions1 & adopt
 common metrics & indicators to monitor 
progress across ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t 
ag5cies to prev5t1 address1 & end       
viol5ce aga9/ *ildr5 & y\? globally4