2.3. PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS RAISING - VAC Increased public knowledge and awareness of children's rights to protection and rejection of violence, including gender-based
violence, abuse, exploitation, neglect and impunity of crimes against children, which contributes to Child Protection Systems, Data And Child Protection, Prevention And Response Services For Violence Against Children. UNICEF aims to achieve this through Advocacy And Public Engagement, Systems Strengthening And Institution Building. This contributes to the following Country Programme result: By the end of 2019, girls and boys benefit from and access decentralized child protection mechanisms and programmes that prevent
and protect them from violation of rights, primarily violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect.