News from the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on VAC

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Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, website

• Visit to the Maldives of the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General on Violence against Children, Marta Santos Pais, May 3-8, 2013
• Member States and regional institutions of Latin America and the Caribbean reaffirm their commitment to accelerate efforts for the prevention and elimination of violence against children and decide to support establishment of a regional Task Force on VAC, October 19, 2012
• Third Annual Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children to the United Nations General Assembly, submitted August 3, 2012 but presented to the U.N. General Assembly on October 17, 2012
• SRSG launches new study on children's protection from harmful practices on the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child, October 11, 2012
• SRSG co-organized a high-level panel discussion on prevention of and responses to violence against children within the juvenile justice system, October 8, 2012
• SRSG welcomes ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography by Indonesia, September 24, 2012
• SRSG meets with U.S. government officials and the League of Women Voters to introduce her VAC mandate to the U.S., July 11, 2012
• OGA Director meets with U.N. Special Representative on Violence against Children, July 11, 2012
• "Together for Girls" brochure, June 2011
• United Nations celebrates progress in the campaign for the Universal Ratification of the Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, May 25, 2012
• SRSG welcomes the accession by Malaysia to the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography, New York, April 16, 2012
• Statement of support from the SRSG on VAC for the International Day for Street Children on April 12, 2012
• "Political Commitments by Regional Organizations and Institutions to Prevent and Address Violence Against Children" , New York, 2012 publication
• "Tackling Violence in Schools - Bridging the gap between standards and practice" (pdf), March 2012 publication
• Commisson on the Status of Women, New York, NY, February 2012
• SRSG Participates at the National Consultation on Social Justice for Children: To End Child Abuse and Violence Against Children in New York, November 4, 2011