A/72/275
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
2 August 2017
Original: English
Seventy-second session
Item 69 (a) of the provisional agenda*
Promotion and protection of the rights of children:
promotion and protection of the rights of children
Annual report of the Special Representative of the
Secretary-General on Violence against Children
Summary
Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 71/177, the present annual report of
the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children
provides an overview of major initiatives and developments to sustain and scale up
efforts to safeguard children’s freedom from violence, including information on field
missions and regional initiatives, and on progress achieved and the challenges
remaining to protect children from all forms of violence. The report builds upon the
process of implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its
target to end all forms of violence against children.
* A/72/150.
17-13267 (E)
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