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continue to pose a risk of harm to children should be prevented from working with
children;
(k) To address the gender dimension of all forms of violence against children
and incorporate a gender perspective in all policies adopted and actions taken to
protect children against all forms of violence, acknowledging that girls and boys
face varying risks from different forms of violence at different ages and in different
situations, and in this context recalls the agreed conclusions adopted by the
Commission on the Status of Women, including those adopted at its fifty-seventh
session, 36 on the elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women
and girls;
35. Recognizes the contribution of the International Criminal Court in ending
impunity for the most serious crimes against children, including genocide, crimes
against humanity and war crimes, and calls upon States not to grant amnesties for
such crimes;
36. Encourages all States, and requests United Nations entities, regional
organizations and civil society, including non-governmental organizations, to
continue to disseminate widely and follow up on the United Nations study on
violence against children and the recommendations contained therein, 37 and to
promote, where relevant, their mainstreaming in regional policy agendas and to
further consolidate their implementation at the national level;
37. Recognizes the significant progress and achievements made since the
establishment of the mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General
on Violence against Children, 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 in the study on
violence against children, and takes note with appreciation of her global survey and
thematic reports, including the report entitled “Protecting children from harmful
practices in plural legal systems”, and the joint report of the Special Representative,
the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime on prevention of and responses to
violence against children within the juvenile justice system; 38
38. Notes with appreciation the consolidated partnerships promoted by the
Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, in
coordination with national Governments, United Nations agencies, regional
organizations, human rights bodies and mechanisms and representatives of civil
society and with the participation of children, and the contribution of her regional
and thematic consultations and field missions to advancing progress in the
protection of children from violence;
39. Encourages 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 and to provide support,
including financial support, to her for the continued effective and independent
performance of her mandate, and calls upon States and institutions concerned and
invites the private sector to provide voluntary contributions for that purpose;
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36
See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2013, Supplement No. 7 (E/2013/27), chap. I,
sect. A.
37
See A/61/299 and A/62/209.
38
A/HRC/21/25.
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