A/HRC/34/44
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
22 December 2016
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Thirty-fourth session
27 February-24 March 2017
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Annual report of the Special Representative of the SecretaryGeneral for Children and Armed Conflict
Note by the Secretariat
The Secretariat has the honour to transmit to the Human Rights Council the report of
the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Leila
Zerrougui. In the report, which covers the period from December 2015 to December 2016,
the Special Representative outlines the activities undertaken in discharging her mandate and
the progress achieved in addressing grave violations against children. The Special
Representative also explores the challenges in strengthening the protection of children
affected by armed conflict, including by addressing the impact of armed conflict on girls,
the emerging and recurrent challenges related to the deprivation of liberty of children in
situations of conflict, and progress in ending grave violations against children, in particular
through direct engagement with parties to conflict. Lastly, the Special Representative sets
out recommendations addressed to the Human Rights Council and Member States to further
the protection of children’s rights.
GE.16-22737(E)