A/65/262 Contents Page I. Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 II. Appointment of the Special Representative on violence against children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 III. Mandate of the Special Representative on violence against children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 IV. Priority focus for the mandate: a strategic agenda, solid partnerships and firm support . . . . . . 4 A. Promoting a strategic agenda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 B. Consolidating strategic partnerships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 C. Securing firm support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Cooperation with key partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 V. A. VI. Cooperation with the United Nations system, in particular with the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict and members of the Inter-Agency Working Group on Violence against Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 B. Cooperation with human rights treaty bodies and mechanisms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 C. Cooperation with civil society, including children and young people . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Key developments and initiatives promoted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 A. Address to the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session and to the Human Rights Council at its thirteenth session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Participation in the twelfth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Cooperation with intergovernmental and regional organizations and institutions . . . . . . . 17 Looking ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 B. C. VII. 2 10-47898