A/66/227
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
2 August 2011
Original: English
Sixty-sixth session
Item 65 (a) of the provisional agenda*
Promotion and protection of the rights of children
Annual report of the Special Representative of the
Secretary-General on Violence against Children
Summary
This second annual report of the Special Representative of the SecretaryGeneral on Violence against Children is submitted to the General Assembly in
accordance with its resolution 65/197. It is guided by the report of the independent
expert for the United Nations study on violence against children (A/61/299) and
builds upon the vision and the priority areas identified by the Special Representative
in her initial report (A/65/292).
The present report complements the annual report of the Special Representative
to the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/16/54) and reviews key developments and
initiatives promoted to advance progress in the follow-up to the study at the global,
regional and national levels, institutionalize regional governance structures and
strengthen strategic alliances to speed up global progress towards a world free from
violence.
To further accelerate progress, the report identifies areas to which the Special
Representative will devote special attention in the forthcoming period: (a) promoting
the universal ratification of the Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights
of the Child; (b) further consolidating regional governance structures on violence
against children; (c) continuing the series of expert consultations on violence-related
topics; and (d) conducting a global survey to assess progress and inform further
action in the area of preventing and responding to violence.
* A/66/150.
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