A/70/289 Box 1 Highlights of the mandate of the Special Representative • Consolidating the human rights foundation of protecting children from violence through the launch in 2010 of the campaign for the universal ratification of the Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which has led to a steady increase in the number of ratifications to the Optional Protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, now in force in 169 countries; and through the promotion of new international standards, including the Optional Protocol on a communications procedure, ILO Convention No. 189 (2011) concerning decent work fo r domestic workers and the United Nations Model Strategies and Practical Measures on the Elimination of Violence against Children in the Field of Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, adopted by the General Assembly in resolution 69/194. • Enhancing awareness and consolidating knowledge to prevent and respond to violence against children through hosting international expert consultations and the development of research on strategic topics. 2 Those include Toward a World Free from Violence: Global Survey on Violence against Children, a report on consultations with children on the post-2015 development agenda, and 10 thematic studies on a variety of topics, including violence in schools and in the justice system, restorative justice for children, child -sensitive counselling, reporting and complaint mechanisms, protection from harmful practices and opportunities and risks associated with information and communication technologies, as well as the production of child-friendly materials to inform and empower children on their right to freedom from violence. 3 • Promoting regional processes for the implementation of the recommendations in the study on violence against children through seven high-level regional consultations held in South and Central America, th e Caribbean, South Asia, the Pacific, Europe and the Arab region; six regional reports issued and periodic review meetings held to assess and accelerate progress; and five cross-regional round tables hosted to enhance cooperation on the prevention and elimination of violence. • Global advocacy on neglected areas of concern in support of new United Nations initiatives, including the request by the General Assembly in its resolutions 69/158 for a report on protecting children from bullying, and 69/157 for a global study on children deprived of liberty; and the decision of the Human Rights Council in resolution 28/6 to establish a new mandate for an Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism. • Fostering a growing alliance amongst Governments, national institutions, civil society and faith-based organizations, academics and children’s networks as a major thrust of the global advocacy efforts of the mandate to mobilize action and investment in the protection of children from violence and support for national implementation efforts, including through over 130 missions to 60 countries conducted since 2009. __________________ 2 3 15-13244 See srsg.violenceagainstchildren.org/knowledge. Available from srsg.violenceagainstchildren.org/publications and srsg.violenceagainstchildren.org/children-corner/materials. 3/25