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59. Recommends that the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on
violence against children, taking care to avoid duplication with relevant United
Nations mechanisms and treaty bodies:
(a) Act as a high-profile and independent global advocate to promote the
prevention and elimination of all forms of violence against children in all regions,
acting as a catalyst to stimulate the engagement of Member States and civil society
to prevent and respond to violence against children, keeping the issue high on the
international agenda and maintaining the attention to the issue of violence against
children achieved through the process of the United Nations study on violence
against children;
(b) Promote and support, in cooperation with Member States, the
implementation of the recommendations of the United Nations study on violence
against children, where appropriate, recommending measures, ways and means at
the national, regional and international levels to eliminate violence against children
and its causes and to remedy its consequences, promoting and ensuring country
ownership of national plans and programmes in this regard;
(c) Identify and share good practices to prevent and respond to violence
against children, between States and across regions, assist Member States in their
efforts to develop more comprehensive and systematic data collection on violence
against children, and ensure cross-fertilization of experiences between the various
sectors addressing violence against children, including those focused on human
rights, child protection, well-being, development, public health and education;
(d) Work closely and cooperate fully with relevant United Nations treaty
bodies and mechanisms, including, but not limited to, the Committee on the Rights
of the Child and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children
and Armed Conflict, the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child
prostitution and child pornography and the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in
persons, especially women and children, within their respective mandates, building
upon existing inter-agency structures, and bearing in mind the ongoing process of
the reviewing of mandates in the Human Rights Council;
(e) Also work closely and cooperate with the United Nations system and the
existing mandates of United Nations funds and programmes and specialized
agencies that have responsibilities in the area of violence against children, in
particular those that are members of the Inter-Agency Group on Violence against
Children;
(f) Establish a mutually supportive collaboration with civil society,
including relevant non-governmental organizations and the private sector, and work
to promote the increased involvement of children and young people in initiatives to
prevent and respond to violence against children;
60. Urges Governments and requests the specialized agencies, relevant
United Nations organs that work in the area of violence against children and
regional, intergovernmental and civil society organizations, including non-governmental
organizations, as well as relevant United Nations mechanisms and treaty bodies,
including the Committee on the Rights of the Child, to cooperate with the Special
Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children and to provide
information, where appropriate, on the measures adopted to ensure and respect the
right of children to be protected from violence;
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