A/HRC/16/54
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
28 February 2011
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Sixteenth session
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, Marta Santos Pais*
Summary
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
hereby submits her second report to the Human Rights Council in accordance with General
Assembly resolution 65/197.
In the report, the Special Representative is guided by the United Nations study on
violence against children (A/61/299) and builds upon the vision and priority areas of work
identified in her initial report (A/HRC/13/46).
The Special Representative reviews progress in the priority areas of her mandate,
and highlights key initiatives promoted by her to institutionalize regional governance
structures and to strengthen strategic alliances with key partners at the international,
regional and national levels. In spite of a growing commitment across regions to address
violence against children, this phenomenon continues to have a serious impact on the lives
of millions of children. In this context, the Special Representative identifies areas of
concern to be given special attention in 2011: (a) promoting universal ratification of the
Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child; (b) conducting a global
survey to assess progress in violence prevention and responses; and (c) addressing violence
in the context of education and of the administration of justice.
* Late submission.
GE.11-11445 (E) 040311