The SRSG annual report to the General Assembly marks the start of a new phase. It builds upon progress achieved and lessons learned in advancing implementation of the recommendations of the United Nations study on violence against children and it takes into account the priorities identified by the Special Representative for the second term of her mandate, namely: mainstreaming children’s protection from...
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A-68-274
Key Document
SRSG Reports
English, Español, Français, Русский, العربية, 中文
06/08/2013
A/HRC/22/55
Key Document
SRSG Reports
English
04/01/2013
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...
A/67/152
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UN Documents
English
21/11/2012
Rights of the child
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming ...
A/67/230
Key Document
SRSG Reports
English, Español, Français, Русский, العربية, 中文
03/08/2012
Summary
The present third annual report reviews key developments and initiatives undertaken at the global, regional and national levels. As the mandate completes its third year, the report provides an overview of results achieved and progress promoted in the area of the protection of children from violence, identifying efforts required to sustain and scale up achievements made, and informing a strategic future agenda.
A/HRC/21/25
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SRSG Reports
English, Español, Français, Русский, العربية, 中文
27/06/2012
Care and justice systems
Joint report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, UNODC and the SRSG on Violence against Children on prevention of and responses to violence against child juvenile justice system
The present report, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 18/12, builds upon the 2006 United Nations Study on Violence against Children, which remains a foundational...
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Children Declarations
English
15/05/2012
Declaration of the Young Persons of the Caribbean
Kingston, Jamaica, 15 May 2012
"We, child and youth representatives from the Caribbean have gathered in Jamaica for the Violence against Children Sub-Regional Conference to proclaim the present Declaration:
Violence can be described as using your position of power or strength to inflict intentional damage to someone. This may...
A/HRC/RES/19/37
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UN Documents
English
19/04/2012
Freedom from violence
24. Encourages States to implement the recommendations made in the United Nations study on violence against children, building upon the follow-up process promoted by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children, urging them to prioritize prevention in order to address the serious incidence and long-term impact of all forms...
A/RES/66/141
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UN Documents
English
04/04/2012
(...)
"Elimination of violence against children
12. Reaffirms paragraphs 27 to 32 of its resolution 63/241 and paragraphs 47 to 62 of its resolution 62/141 of 18 December 2007, on the theme of elimination of violence against children, condemns all forms of violence against children, and urges all States to implement the measures set out in paragraph 27 of its resolution 63/241;
13. Urges...
A/RES/66/170
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UN Documents
English
30/03/2012
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 64/145 of 18 December 2009 and all other relevant resolutions, including the agreed conclusions of the Commission on the Status of Women, in particular those relevant to the girl child,
Recalling also all human rights and other instruments relevant to the rights of the child, in particular the girl child, including the Convention on the Rights of the Child...
A/HRC/19/64
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SRSG Reports
English
13/01/2012
The third report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children is submitted to the Council in accordance with General Assembly resolution 65/197.
The report reviews key developments and initiatives promoted, and identifies priority areas to which the Special Representative will devote special attention to accelerate progress in children‘s...
A/RES/66/139
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UN Documents
English, Español, Français, Русский, العربية, 中文
17/11/2011
Strengthening collaboration on child protection within the United Nations system
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
Recalling the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocols,and reaffirming all its previous resolutions on the rights of the...
A/HRC/RES/18/12
Key Document
UN Documents
English
14/10/2011
Care and justice systems
Human Rights Council
Eighteenth session
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council* 18/12
Human rights in the administration of justice, in particular juvenile justice
The Human...
A/66/227
Key Document
SRSG Reports
English, Español, Français, Русский, العربية, 中文
02/08/2011
This second annual report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children is submitted to the General Assembly in accordance with its resolution 65/197. It is guided by the report of the independent expert for the United Nations study on violence against children (A/61/299) and builds upon the vision and the priority areas identified by the Special Representative in her initial report (A/65/292).
The...
A/RES/66/138
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International Instruments
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09/06/2011
The General Assembly,
Taking note with appreciation of the adoption by the Human Rights Council, through its resolution 17/18 of 17 June 2011, 1 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure,
1. Adopts the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure as contained in the annex to the present resolution...
CRC/C/GC/13
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UN Documents
English, Español, Français, Русский, العربية, 中文
18/04/2011
The general comment is based on the following fundamental assumptions and observations:
(a) “No violence against children is justifiable; all violence against children is preventable”;
(b) A child rights-based approach to child caregiving and protection requires a paradigm shift towards respecting and promoting the human dignity and the physical and psychological integrity of children as rights-bearing...