Rights of the child A/RES/67/152 IV Follow-up 47. Recognizes the progress achieved since the establishment of the mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, and expresses support for her work to promote the prevention and elimination of all forms of violence against children in all regions and to advance the implementation of the recommendations of the United Nations study on violence against children; 35 48. Recommends that the Secretary-General extend the mandate of the Special Representative on Violence against Children, as established in paragraphs 58 and 59 of its resolution 62/141, for a further period of three years, and decides that for the effective performance of the mandate and the sustainability of the core activities the mandate of the Special Representative shall be funded from the regular budget starting from the biennium 2014–2015; 49. Urges all States, requests United Nations entities and agencies, and invites regional organizations and civil society, including non-governmental organizations, to cooperate with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children in promoting further implementation of the recommendations of the United Nations study on violence against children, and encourages States to provide support to the Special Representative, including adequate voluntary financial support, to her for the continued, effective and independent performance of her mandate, as set out in resolution 62/141, and invites the private sector to provide voluntary contributions for that purpose; 50. Welcomes the appointment of Ms. Leila Zerrougui as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, and recognizes the progress achieved since the establishment of the mandate of the Special Representative pursuant to General Assembly resolution 51/77 of 12 December 1996, as extended by resolutions 60/231 and 66/141; 51. Decides: (a) To request the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session a comprehensive report on the rights of the child containing information on the status of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and on the implementation of the priority themes of the resolution entitled “Rights of the child” from its sixty-first to sixty-fifth sessions, including progress that has been achieved and challenges that still remain, taking into account information provided by Member States; (b) To request the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict to continue to submit reports to the General Assembly and the Human Rights Council on the activities undertaken in the fulfilment of her mandate, including information on her field visits and on the progress achieved and the challenges remaining on the children and armed conflict agenda; (c) To request the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children to continue to submit annual reports to the General Assembly and the Human Rights Council on the activities undertaken in the fulfilment of her mandate, including information on her field visits and on the progress achieved and the challenges remaining on the violence against children agenda; _______________ 35 See A/61/299 and A/62/209. 13/14