A/66/227 11. In 2011, the Special Representative has, within the overall framework of her priority agenda, placed a special emphasis on: (a) Moving towards the universal ratification of the Optional Protocols to the Convention, in particular to ensure the protection of children from sale, prostitution and pornography; (b) Consolidating the legal protection of children from all forms of violence; (c) Promoting the establishment of safe and child-sensitive counselling, reporting and complaint mechanisms to address incidents of violence against children, including children with disabilities; (d) Widening awareness and advocacy in order to prevent and address violence against children in education, as well as in justice-related institutions; (e) Conducting a global survey to assess progress in the prevention and elimination of all forms of violence against children. A. Moving towards the universal ratification of the Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child 12. The global campaign for the universal ratification of the Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, launched in 2010 by the SecretaryGeneral, provides a critical agenda for consolidating the institutional partnership with strategic allies within the United Nations system, including the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the Committee on the Rights of the Child and the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. The campaign has also become a crucial reference for collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). 13. In the light of her mandate, the Special Representative on Violence against Children places a special focus on achieving global adherence to the protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. She pursues that agenda through global advocacy, regional engagement and field missions. 14. During the first year of the campaign, significant progress was made. The goal of universal ratification was incorporated into the United Nations policy agenda, including the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons 4 and the Roadmap for Achieving the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour by 2016, adopted on 11 May 2011 at the Hague Global Child Labour Conference (see section III below). Commitment to the ratification and implementation of the Protocol was also expressed by regional organizations and political groupings, including the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the League of Arab States, the Common Market of the South (MERCOSUR), the South Asia Initiative to End Violence against Children and States from the Asia-Pacific region. The Council of Europe launched a wide-scale information campaign about sexual __________________ 4 11-44118 Adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 64/293; see in particular paragraph 4 of the Global Plan of Action. 5