A/70/162
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
20 July 2015
Original: English
Seventieth session
Item 69 (a) of the provisional agenda*
Promotion and protection of the rights of children
Report of the Special Representative of the
Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
Summary
The present report is submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to its
resolution 69/157 on the rights of the child, in which it requested the Special
Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict to continue
to submit reports to the Assembly on the activities undertaken in the fulfilment of her
mandate and on the progress achieved in advancing the children and armed conflict
agenda. The report covers the period from August 2014 to July 2015. It describes
trends, select issues of concern and progress made over the past year, including the
mainstreaming of child protection issues within the United N ations system. It also
provides information on the field visits of the Special Representative, on her
engagement with regional organizations and international partners and on dialogue
with parties to conflict. It outlines a number of challenges and priorit ies in her
agenda and concludes with a set of recommendations to enhance the protection of
children affected by conflict.
* A/70/150.
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