ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Orinda GJONI, Amsatou GUEYE, Diana Milena HERRERA, Kristen HOPE, Fjolla HOXHA, Maxime HUGUEUX, Albana IZETI, Laura JACQUES, Sadaqatullah JAWAD, Rasmata KABORE, Kariman KAMAL, Emile KOTEMBADOUNO, Elvis MACELLARI, Elham MAHMOUD, George MATU, Djakalia OUATTARA, Félix Roberto PENA, Tassere PORGO, Taghrid Mazen QTAICHAT, Hedayatullah RAMEEN, Teodora REBEJA, Juan Roberto RENIGFO, Zahra REZAIE, Juan Manuel SANDOVAL AYALA, Hamath SOW, Eleni STRATI, Obada TAEEM, Sira TALL, Yoann THINES, Hamidou TOURE and Jefferson Rojas VARGAS. Children I would like to use this special opportunity to thank each of the 274 children and young persons we interviewed in 22 countries. Without your contributions and insights this Global Study would not be complete. Regional Entities African Union (AU) in cooperation with the African Child Policy Forum (ACPF): Benyam Dawit MEZMUR, former Executive Director Assefa BEQUELE, Sarah GUEBREYES and Eskedar BEYENE. Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN): Kattiya RATANADILOK (representative of the Thai Ministry of Justice). Council of Europe (CoE): Coordinator on the Rights of the Child Regina JENSDOTTIR, Tatiana TERMACIC, Maren LAMBRECHT and Jackie RENAUDIN-SIDDALL. European Commission (EC): Director of Fundamental Rights and Rule of Law at DG JUST Emanuel CRABIT, Coordinator for the Rights of the Child Valeria SETTI, former Coordinator Margaret TUITE, Marta KULJON, Marta TARRAGONA-FENOSA, Günter SCHUMACHER and Simon MCMAHON. EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA): Director Michael O´FLAHERTY, Astrid PODSIADLOWSKI, Maria Amor MARTIN ESTEBANEZ and Tamás MOLNÁR Common Market of the South (MERCUSUR): Director of Research and Information Management Javier PALUMMO. Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODHIR): Head of the Austrian Chairmanship Christian STROHAL, Jürgen HEISSEL, Julia HAAS, Victoria SCHMID (OSCE), Director of ODHIR Ingibjörg Sólrún GÍSLADÓTTIR, First Deputy Director Katarzyna GARDAPKHADZE, Omer FISHER, Stephanie SELG and Pavel CHACUK (ODHIR). XX