A/68/267 59. In cooperation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Special Representative supported the deployment of child protection experts to the Independent International Commission of Inquiry for the Syrian Arab Republic and the fact-finding missions to Mali and the Central African Republic. She welcomes the practice of including violations of the rights of children in the mandates of commissions of inquiry and fact-finding missions and ensuring adequate expertise for the investigation of such violations, as it has resulted in a greater focus on violations against children. 60. Ensuring adequate child protection capacity in peacekeeping, peacebuilding and special political missions remains critical for the comprehensive mainstreaming of child protection concerns among uniformed and civilian personnel, as well as for the collection of accurate, objective, reliable and verifiable information on violations against children. Child protection advisers are deployed in six peacekeeping missions and three special political missions. In 2013, child protection capacity was deployed in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali and the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia. They complement the strong programmatic approach of UNICEF and play a critical role in gathering information on violations against children, in separating children from armed forces and groups and in initiating dialogue for the development of action plans. They further ensure that the substantive activities of the United Nations missions are sensitive to children’s needs. In this regard, the Special Representative commends the initiative of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, at the request of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations and in consultation with her Office, to launch a review of the 2009 child protection policy in peacekeeping missions. It is her hope that this process will contribute to the further enhancement of child protection capacity in the field. 61. The Special Representative has also been working with the Peacebuilding Support Office to mainstream activities required for the implementation of action plans in national peacebuilding plans funded through the Peacebuilding Fund. As a result, funding was provided in November for the implementation of the action plan signed with the Government of Myanmar in July 2011. She will continue to work closely with the Fund to support similar initiatives and to promote a flexible, predictable and cross-sectoral approach to the funding of action plans. D. Training in child protection for military and civilian personnel 62. Training is a core element in the mainstreaming of child protection across the United Nations system and in the activities of partners, especially in the field. It ensures compliance with minimum child protection standards in United Nations missions and also has a positive impact on the development of national military guidance. 63. The Department of Peacekeeping Operations, jointly with the Office of the Special Representative, UNICEF and Save the Children, has developed training standards on child protection for all peacekeepers, consisting of a core predeployment training module for all peacekeeping personnel, whether civilian or military, as well as specialized modules for military contingents. 64. The predeployment training modules are practical and field oriented, aimed at preparing peacekeepers to act concretely on the basis of child protection standards. 13-41862 11/18