This Companion to the 10 year Machel Strategic Review compiles the views and recommendations of some
1,700 children and young people in 92 countries. Their thoughts and ideas were collected as a key
contribution to the Review through a series of focus group discussions and an online questionnaire1.
Focus group discussions were conducted by UNICEF, UNFPA and NGO partners in 18 countries, and involved
approximately 1385 participants in 125 focus groups2.The discussions were conducted in countries recently
or currently affected by armed conflict3. The online survey received 385 responses from a total of 92 different
countries, a majority of which (78%) were from developing countries.
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