Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography

A/HRC/RES/7/13View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, published in 2008.

What subjects does this mandate have?

12 subjects

Child Pornography Child Prostitution Coordination Within UN System Crime Prevention Crime Victims Human Rights Intergovernmental Organizations Non-Governmental Organizations Rehabilitation Sale of Children Special Procedures Special Rapporteurs

What’s in this document?

15 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the work and contributions of the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography;

Decides to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur for a period of three years:

To consider matters relating to the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography;

To continue, through continuous and constructive dialogue with Governments, intergovernmental organizations and civil society, including non-governmental organizations concerned, the analysis of the root causes of sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, addressing all the contributing factors, especially the demand factor;

To identify and make concrete recommendations on preventing and combating new patterns of sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography;

To identify, exchange and promote best practices on measures to combat the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography;

To continue, in consultation with Governments, intergovernmental organizations and civil society, including non-governmental organizations concerned, his/her efforts to promote comprehensive strategies and measures on the prevention of sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography;

To make recommendations on the promotion and protection of human rights of children actual or potential victims of sale, prostitution and pornography, as well as on the aspects related to the rehabilitation of child victims of sexual exploitation;

To integrate a gender perspective throughout the work of his/her mandate;

To work in close coordination with other relevant bodies and mechanisms of the United Nations, the Committee on the Rights of the Child and, in particular, with other special procedures of the Council, such as the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children, bearing in mind their complementarity, in order to strengthen the work for the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while avoiding unnecessary duplication of efforts;

To submit a report on the implementation of his/her mandate to the Council in accordance with its annual programme of work;

Requests all Governments to cooperate with the Special Rapporteur in the performance of the task and duties mandated, to furnish necessary information requested in his/her communications and to react promptly to the Special Rapporteur’s urgent appeals;

Encourages all Governments to respond favourably to the requests of the Special Rapporteur to visit their countries so as to enable him/her to fulfil the mandate effectively;

Requests the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to provide all the human, technical and financial assistance to the Special Rapporteur necessary for the effective fulfilment of his/her mandate;

Decides to continue the consideration of this question in accordance with its programme of work.

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