A/HRC/22/55
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
4 January 2013
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Twenty-second 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
Secretary-General on Violence against Children
Summary
This annual report builds upon the decision by the General Assembly to extend the
mandate of the Special Representative for a further three years (res. 67/152). As the first
report in this new period, the report highlights crucial results achieved and progress
promoted in the protection of children from violence, identifying efforts required to sustain
and scale up achievements made, and informing a strategic future agenda.
GE.13-10047