A/76/231
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
26 July 2021
Original: English
Seventy-sixth session
Item 71 (a) of the provisional agenda*
Promotion and protection of the rights of children:
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 74/133 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. In the report, which covers the period from Aug ust 2020 to July 2021, the
Special Representative describes trends, issues of concern and progress made. She
also provides information on raising global awareness and building partnerships,
including her engagement with regional and subregional organizatio ns and
international partners. She outlines a number of challenges and priorities in the
children and armed conflict agenda and concludes with a set of recommendations to
enhance the protection of children affected by armed conflict.
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