A/HRC/37/48
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
22 January 2018
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Thirty-seventh session
26 February – 23 March 2018
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Annual report of the Special Representative of the SecretaryGeneral on Violence against Children
Note by the Secretariat
The Secretariat has the honour to transmit to the Human Rights Council the annual
report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children,
Marta Santos Pais.
In her report, the Special Representative provides an overview of major initiatives
and developments at the global, regional and national levels aimed at sustaining and scaling
up efforts to safeguard children’s right to freedom from violence. The report is intended to
support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its
distinct target to end all forms of violence against children. The Special Representative
pays special attention to investment in early childhood to prevent violence against children.
GE.18-00930(E)