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Summary: This second annual report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, Marta Santos Pais, 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 present report complements the annual report of the Special Representative to the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/16/54) and reviews key developments and initiatives promoted to advance progress in the follow-up to the study at the global, regional and national levels, institutionalize regional governance structures and strengthen strategic alliances to speed up global progress towards a world free from violence. To further accelerate progress, the report identifies areas to which the Special Representative will devote special attention in the forthcoming period: (a) promoting the universal ratification of the Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child; (b) further consolidating regional governance structures on violence against children; (c) continuing the series of expert consultations on violence-related topics; and (d) conducting a global survey to assess progress and inform further
action in the area of preventing and responding to violence.