A/69/212 due consideration given to the specifics of each mediation process. She will continue to work closely with the mediation community and to reach out to representatives of academia, specialized civil society organizations, experienced third-party mediators and other practitioners. IV. Raising global awareness and mainstreaming 29. As an independent moral voice and global advocate for the protection of children affected by armed conflict, the Special Representative engaged actively with Member States, regional organizations and civil society throughout the reporting period. Her engagement involved numerous initiatives, including advocacy and reporting to the Security Council, the General Assembly and the Human Rights Council, conducting field visits, developing guidance and strengthening partnerships within and beyond the United Nations system. Finally, the Special Representative was a public advocate on a number of occasions in various public forums. A. Briefings and global advocacy 30. Throughout the reporting period, the Special Representative was invited to brief various United Nations bodies, including the Security Council and its Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict, on the huma nitarian situation in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Mali, South Sudan and the Syrian Arab Republic. She also presented to the Working Group four reports of the Secretary-General on the situation of children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, the Philippines and the Syrian Arab Republic. On 7 March, the Special Representative and UNICEF briefed the Security Council on the launch of the campaign Children, Not Soldiers. The Council subsequently endorsed the objectives of the campaign by adopting resolution 2143 (2014). This is the first time that a resolution has included a reference to the importance of universal birth registration as a tool to prevent underage recruitment. The Council’s acknowledgement that the military use of schools is a deep concern has invigorated the policy development process. The process reflects and has reinforced the mandates of a number of resolutions adopted by the General Assembly (for example, 66/141, 63/241, 57/190 and 55/79) that have called for measures to ensure that the rights of children to education and health are respected. 31. On 5 May, the Special Representative, together with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, briefed the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013) concerning the Central African Republic, sharing information on grave violations committed against children and calling for action by the Committee to target perpetrators. 32. The Special Representative provided an oral update to the Human Rights Council at the opening of its 24th session, held in September 2013, and again on 12 March 2014. On both occasions, she highlighted the need to include the issue of children in armed conflict in all human rights reporting and recommendations. In Geneva, the Special Representative briefed the African and Asian regional groups to highlight trends and challenges related to the childre n and armed conflict mandate; 8/18 14-58528