A/65/262
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
9 August 2010
Original: English
Sixty-fifth session
Item 65 (a) of the provisional agenda*
Promotion and protection of the rights of children
Annual report of the Special Representative of the
Secretary-General on violence against children
Summary
This initial report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on
violence against children is submitted to the General Assembly in accordance with
its resolution 64/146.
On 1 September 2009, Marta Santos Pais assumed her position. In the present
report, she recalls the history leading up to the establishment of her position and the
scope of her mandate, as defined by the General Assembly in resolution 62/141. She
outlines her vision and the priority areas for her work and the strategies she intends
to use to achieve progress in implementing the mandate entrusted to her, which
builds upon the recommendations of the United Nations study on violence against
children (see A/61/299).
The present report highlights the need to accelerate progress in strategic areas
and the special emphasis the Special Representative will place on three overarching
recommendations of the study, namely, the development in each State of a
comprehensive strategy on violence against children; the introduction of an explicit
national legal ban on all forms of violence, in all settings; and the consolidation of
data and research in this field.
The report reviews key developments and initiatives promoted by the Special
Representative to advance progress in the follow-up to the study at the global,
regional and national levels; to promote a consultative process and strengthen
strategic partnerships with key stakeholders, including Governments, United Nations
partners, human rights bodies and mechanisms, civil society organizations and
children and young people; and to secure firm support for her mandate.
* A/65/150.
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