Member States of the OAS talk with Marta Santos Pais

Member States of the OAS talk with Marta Santos Pais

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (UN) on Violence against Children, Mrs. Marta Santos Pais, will meet in a Conversation with the Member States of the IIN-OAS Directing Council observers and press for the purpose of discussing strategies for the eradication of all forms of violence on track to meet the Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

*Marta Santos Pais was appointed as Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children (SRSG) on May 1st, 2009, and took up her position on September 1st, 2009. As a high level global independent advocate, Marta Santos Pais promotes the prevention and elimination of all forms of violence against children in the justice setting, in the home, in institutional care, in schools, in the workplace and in the community. She acts as a bridge builder in all regions, and across sectors and settings where violence against children may occur.