A/HRC/52/61
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
11 January 2023
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Fifty-second session
27 February–31 March 2023
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 on Violence against Children
Summary
In the present report, submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 74/133, the
Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, Najat Maalla
M’jid, reviews actions she has taken at the global, regional and national levels to fulfil her
mandate. She provides an overview of the results achieved and an update on her work since
her previous reporta and emphasizes that the need for investment in cross-sectoral child- and
gender-sensitive prevention and protection services is more urgent than ever. The report,
which is focused on the protection of children in the digital environment, contains an outline
of the diverse forms of violence to which children are exposed online, emphasizing their cooccurrence in that setting, as well as the continuum between violence online and offline. Also
contained in the report are key recommendations aimed towards ensuring an inclusive, safe,
protective and empowering digital environment for children, where no child is left behind.
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