Whereas violence against children can take many forms, including sexual violence, physical violence, emotional violence, abuse, neglect, and exploitation; Whereas more than one billion children worldwide are exposed to violence; Whereas the global economic impact of physical, psychological, and sexual violence against children may be as high as $7 trillion, or 8 percent of the world’s GDP; Whereas the economic costs of child labor amount to between 2.4 and 6.6 percent of the world’s gross national income annually; Whereas child abuse is estimated to cost 4.41 percent of the world’s GDP annually; Whereas around the world, nearly one in three adolescent girls aged 15 to 19, or 84 million girls, has been a victim of emotional, physical, or sexual violence, often perpetrated by someone they know; Whereas 1 in 3 girls in the developing world is said to be married before her 18th birthday, and of those, an estimated 1 in 9 is said to be married under age 15; Whereas if there is no reduction in child marriage, the global number of women married as children is projected to reach 1.2 billion by 2050, with devastating global consequences; Whereas 246 million boys and girls experience gender-based violence in schools each year; Whereas children with disabilities are three to four times more likely to experience physical or sexual violence; Whereas 168 million children are subject to child labor and 5.5 million children are subject to forced labor, including situations of trafficking; Whereas nearly half of the 65 million people who are currently displaced by conflict and war around the world, or over 30 million, are children, exposing them to increased risk of exploitation, violence, and abuse; Whereas unaddressed exposure to violence disrupts the development of critical brain architecture and other organ structures, leaving children at lifelong risk of disease and reduced potential