A/HRC/28/54
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
29 December 2014
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Twenty-eighth session
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Annual report of the Special Representative of the SecretaryGeneral for Children and Armed Conflict, Leila Zerrougui
Summary
In the present report, which covers the period from December 2013 to December
2014, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
outlines the activities undertaken in discharging her mandate, including information on the
progress achieved with regard to developing and implementing action plans, the challenges
in the children and armed conflict agenda and field visits.
The Special Representative acknowledges the progress made since the previous
reporting period with regard to the launch of the “Children, Not Soldiers” campaign,
cooperation with regional organizations and the development and implementation of
international law to protect children’s rights. In the report, she notes the developments on
accountability for grave violations against children and highlights trends involving attacks
on schools and hospitals, sexual violence and detention.
Lastly, the Special Representative sets out a series of recommendations addressed to
States parties to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Human Rights Council and
Member States to further the protection of children’s rights.
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