A/69/212 of reintegration should be included in the new development agenda as an essential aspect of community-building in post-conflict societies. V. Collaboration and partnership A. Update on collaboration with United Nations partners 65. In line with the Special Representative’s mandate to collaborate and coordinate with United Nations entities on children and armed conflict, the Special Representative continued to work with the specialized agencies, funds, programmes of the United Nations programme and departments/offices of the Secretariat, including the Department of Political Affairs, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, the International Labour Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations Development Programme, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNICEF and WHO, both in the field and at United Nations Headquarters, to strengthen monitoring and reporting mechanisms and to work on joint initiatives to foster cooperation and synergy in areas of common interest to promote and protect children affected by armed conflict. 66. The Special Representative also worked closely with OHCHR as well as with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict and the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide. Joint demarches in crisis situations and the exchange of information on grave violations falling under the purview of their respective mandates were intensified, including in the context of the Rights Up Front Action Plan. Joint visits to the Central African Republic and South Sudan provided opportunities to enhance coordination of advocacy and to increase the impact of advocacy on the plight of vulnerable populations in conflict, notably children. The Special Representative also reached out to the United Nations commissions of inquiry for the C entral African Republic and South Sudan to share information pertaining to grave violations against children and to insist on the importance of strengthening investigations into grave violations of children’s rights. 67. As a member of the review group on the United Nations human rights due diligence policy, the Special Representative continued to emphasize the links between the children and armed conflict mandate and the implementation of the policy, including through enhanced cross-fertilization between action plans and mitigating measures to be undertaken in implementation of the policy. 68. As a member of the Rights Up Front network and through occasional invitations to the senior advisory group chaired by the Deputy Secretary-General, the Special Representative and her office have been involved in the operationalization of the Rights Up Front action plan and have provided information and advice on situations of concern. 69. The office of the Special Representative worked closely with the Department of Peacekeeping Operations on the development of standardized training modules on child protection for all categories of peacekeeping personnel. To that end, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations has updated its core predeployment training materials and has developed a two-day specialized training course for 14-58528 15/18

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