Political declarations | UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children

Africa

Peace and Security Council of the African Union declaration on “Ending Child Marriages” (2017)

Africa Year of Human Rights (2016)

Addis Ababa Declaration on Ending Child Marriage in Africa - African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) (2014)

African Union Campaign to End Child Marriage in Africa (2014)

Resolution of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the prevention of attacks and discrimination against persons with albinism (2013)

Call for Accelerated Action on the Implementation of the Plan of Action Towards Africa Fit for Children (2012)

Munyonyo Declaration on Juvenile Justice in Africa (2011)

Declaration and Plan of Action - Pan-African Forum for Children (2001)

Africa’s Agenda for Children 2040

The African Report on Violence against Children

National Plan of Action to end Violence Against Women and Children in Tanzania (2016)

SRSG report Protecting children from harmful practices in plural legal systems, with a special emphasis in Africa

Malawi Gender Equality Act (2013)

Report on the Pan-African Conference on Celebrating Courage and Overcoming Harmful Traditional Practices (2011)

AU Campaign to End Child Marriage

African Partnership to End Violence against Children

Seventh International Policy Conference on the Rights of the Child

Report of the 15th Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

All reports African Committee of Experts on the Rights of the Child

General Comment on the Right to a Name and Nationality

General Comment on Article 30 of the Africa Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

Progress towards prohibiting all corporal punishment in Africa

Americas

Acta XXVIII Reunion de Altas Autoridades en Derechos Humanos del Mercosur - 25-26 de Mayo 2016 - Spanish

Statement of the second meeting of ministers of Education of the Community of States of Latin American and Caribbean -(CELAC) - (April 2016) English Spanish

Final Resolution XXI Pan American Congress on Children and Adolescents - (Dec. 2014) English Spanish

Declaration on violence against and exploitation of children (May 2014)- Organization of American States

Declaración emitida por La Vigésima Tercera Reunión del Consejo para el Desarrollo Humano y Social (COHSOD XXIII) sobre el abuso sexual de los niños en la región del Caribe

Declaración de Kingston - Reunión de seguimiento de las recomendaciones del Estudio de la ONU sobre la Violencia contra los Niños para los Países del Caribe

Declaración de Santo Domingo - Encuentro de Seguimiento al Estudio de Naciones Unidas sobre Violencia contra los niños

Declaración de Buenos Aires

La Declaración de Bridgetown y el Programa de Acción para Combatir el Abuso Sexual Infantil en el Caribe

American Convention on Human Rights

Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ( Protocol of Salvador)

Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the death penalty

Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture

Inter-American Convention on Enforced Disappearance of Persons

Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence Against Women

Inter-American Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities

Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors

East Asia

ASEAN guidelines for a non-violent approach to nurture, care, and development of children in all settings - October 2016

ACWC (ASEAN) commitment to the High Time Initiative to end violence against children - February 2016

ASEAN Regional Plan of Action on Elimination of Violence against Children - November 2015

Report of the ASEAN Regional Assessment of MSG Achievment and Post-2015 Development Priorities - October 2015

Declaration on the Elimination of violence against Women and Elimination of Violence against Children in ASEAN - December 2013

Joint Statement of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the rights of Women and Children (ACWC) and the SRSG on Violence against Children - November 2012

The ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) Work-Plan (2012-2016) and Rules of Procedure

The Beijing Declaration on South-South Cooperation for Child Rights in the Asia Pacific Region

The New Delhi Declaration on South-South Cooperation for Child Rights in Asia and the Pacific

Europe

Council of Europe Strategy on the Rights of the Child (2016-2021)

Council of Europe Strategy for the Rights of the Child (2012-2015)

Council of Europe Strategy - Building a Europe for and with children (2009-2011)

Council of Europe Policy Guidelines on integrated national strategies for the protection of children from violence (2009)

Committee of Ministers Recommendation on the participation of children and young people under the age of 18 (2012)

Council of Europe Guidelines on child friendly health care (2011)

Committee of Ministers Recommendation on children’s rights and social services friendly to children and families (2011)

Guidelines of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on child friendly justice (2010)

Committee of Ministers Recommendation on measures to protect children against harmful content and behaviour and to promote their active participation in the new information and communications environment (2009)

Parliamentary Assembly Recommendation on Combating sexual violence against children: towards a successful conclusion of the ONE in FIVE Campaign (2014)

Parliamentary Assembly Recommendation on alternatives to the immigration detention of children (2014)

Parliamentary Assembly Recommendation on Children’s Right to physical integrity (2013)

Parliamentary Assembly Recommendation on Education against violence at school (2011)

Parliamentary Assembly Recomendation on Children who witness domestic violence (2010)

Ending all forms of violence against children by 2030: The Council of Europe’s contribution to the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (2017)

“Growing with Children’s Rights”. Conference on the implementation of the Council of Europe Strategy for the Rights of the Child 2012-2015 (2014)

Conference on "Preventing sexual abuse of children" (2013)

The role of international cooperation in tackling sexual violence against children (2012)

Stepping up progress in combating violence against children (2012)

International Conference "Combating violence against children: from isolated actions to integrated strategies" (2011)

Launch of the council of Europe campaign to stop violence against children (2010)

Council conclusions on the promotion and Protection of the Rights of the Child (2017)

EU revised Guidelines on the promotion and protection of the Rights of the Child (2017)

Council conclusions on a rights-based approach to development cooperation, encompassing all human rights

European Parliament resolution on the 25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Communication from the European Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Towards the elimination of female genital mutilation

European Union Agenda for the Rights of the Child

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - An EU Agenda for the Rights of the Child

European Union Guidelines for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of the Child

Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA

EU Strategic Framework and Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy

European Union - Investing in children: breaking the cycle of disadvantage

Joint Communication to the European Parliament and the Council - Human Rights and Democracy at the Heart of our External Action - Towards a more Effective Approach

Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - A Special Place for Children in the EU External Action

Violence against children with disabilities: legislation, policies and programmes in the EU

Middle East

Cairo Declaration

Marrakesh Declaration

Doha Declaration

South Asia

Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals relating to Ending Violence against Children in South Asia - SAIEVAC - (2016)

The Beijing Declaration on South-South Cooperation for Child Rights in the Asia Pacific Region

The New Delhi Declaration on South-South Cooperation for Child Rights in Asia and the Pacific

Report South Asia Follow Up Regional Consultation on The UN Study on Violence against Children - Colombo (2012)

Colombo Declaration

The South Asia Initiative to End Violence Against Children (SAIEVAC) Workplan 2010 - 2015