A/68/274 concern in the high-level event organized in March 2013 with the Governments of Canada, Liberia and Sweden and a network of civil society partners. 93. The protection of the rights of children with disabilities was another important area of cooperation (see box VI). Box VI The State of the World’s Children 2013: Children with Disabilitiesa The launch of the UNICEF 2013 report on The State of the World’s Children, which was devoted to children with disabilities, provided a special opportunity to highlight children’s vulnerability to violence. The launch of the report coincided with the Special Representative’s mission to Finland in June 2013 and offered a special occasion to address this topic with UNICEF Finland and many governmental and civil society partners, as well as national human rights institutions responsible for the promotion of children’s rights. Important meetings were also held with children and young people, including the organization “Young developers”. With their personal experience of child protection services, the members of the group work with local authorities to improve social services and promote children’s rights. Through their active engagement in the capacity-building of staff, they advocate for a holistic approach to children’s protection from violence, for better intersectoral collaboration and greater responsibility in the promotion of long-term interaction and planning with children in need of protection. As highlighted in these meetings, children with disabilities are exposed to heightened risks of violence. Discrimination renders them disproportionately vulnerable to neglect and abuse, including sexual abuse. Moreover, stigma, marginalization, prejudices, misperceptions and invisibility of violence aggravate the chances of overlooking their positive potential. Risks are particularly serious when children with disabilities are separated from their families and placed in institutions, where they may be confronted with ill-trained staff, lack of adequate standards and weak monitoring systems. a United Nations publication, Sales No. E.13.XX.1. 94. Collaboration with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, human rights treaty bodies and special procedures of the Human Rights Council continued to feature highly in the Special Representative’s agenda. In this regard, the collaboration with the Committee on the Rights of the Child focused on the advancement of the global campaign for the universal ratification of the Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child; follow-up to the Committee’s concluding observations in the context of field visits; and support to the development and implementation of general comments, especially No. 15 (2013) on the right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health; No. 16 (2013) on State obligations regarding the impact of the business 13-41970 23/26