A/66/256 Representative encourages key Secretariat bodies, including the Department of Political Affairs, OHCHR and the Peacebuilding Support Office to follow the example of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations. 67. The Department of Peacekeeping Operations-Department of Field Support child protection policy directive, established in 2009 and outlined in the previous report of the Special Representative (A/65/219) , has guided child protection activities in peacekeeping operations and contributed to the collection of accurate, objective, reliable and verifiable information on grave violations against children. The policy directive defines the roles and responsibilities of child protection personnel in peacekeeping operations and provides a clear framework for the division of labour and complementarity between peacekeeping operations and United Nations agencies, funds and programmes. It is expected that the policy directive will be reviewed and updated during the next reporting cycle. This review may constitute an opportunity to consider the development of joint child protection guidance by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, the Department of Field Support and the Department of Political Affairs, applicable to all United Nations field missions. Mainstreaming child protection in special political missions and peacebuilding offices managed by the Department of Political Affairs is critical, as they are called to play an increasing child protection role in post-conflict environments and during the complex transition from peacekeeping to peacebuilding. 68. Since the adoption of the child protection policy, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations has developed a policy implementation plan to facilitate sustained and systematic implementation of the child protection mandate in the field and at Headquarters. Among the key priorities identified in the plan is the strengthening of training activities for peacekeeping personnel. In this regard, the Department is partnering with the Office of the Special Representative, UNICEF and Save the Children to strengthen and develop predeployment and in-mission training programmes and material. 69. The support of the General Assembly for the deployment and role of child protection advisers has been significant, including through resolution 62/141 on the rights of the child and the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations. Child protection advisers have been appointed in seven field missions. In this regard, it is notable that most mandates for United Nations peacekeeping and political missions now include a child protection dimension. The commitment to protect children has increasingly been reflected in the child protection staffing and resources approved by the General Assembly for United Nations field operations, through the work of the Fifth Committee, with the advice of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions and support of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations. The Special Representative appreciates the critical support provided by the General Assembly to the mainstreaming of child protection in United Nations activities and urges continued support for the same. B. Partnerships on child protection in the United Nations system 70. As chair of the Headquarters Task Force on Children and Armed Conflict, the Special Representative convenes 16 departments, agencies, funds and programmes in order to consult on child protection issues of concern and the preparation of the 16 11-44370