A/74/249
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
29 July 2019
Original: English
Seventy-fourth session
Item 68 (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
73/155 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 2018 to July 2019 and describes trends, issues of
concern and progress made over the past year, including the mainstreaming of child
protection issues within the United Nations system. It also provides information on the
field missions of the Special Representative, her vision, including her engagement with
regional and subregional organizations and international partners, as well as
information on her Office’s new campaign, Act To Protect. It outlines a number of
challenges and priorities in her agenda and concludes with a set of recommendations
to enhance the protection of children affected by armed conflict.
* A/74/150.
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