A/HRC/16/54 consolidating data and research on violence against children. With its report entitled “Child Disciplinary Practices at Home”, UNICEF provided new evidence on the widespread incidence and social acceptance of psychological aggression and physical punishment. The report showed that, in most countries, non-violent disciplinary practices are more common than violent discipline, and the majority of caregivers do not think there is a need to resort to such violent methods in child-rearing; moreover, when positive parenting behaviour is promoted, there is room for more positive discipline and for violence prevention. The preliminary findings of the report were presented during a panel discussion hosted by the Special Representative during the sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly. 36. OHCHR plays a decisive role in strengthening the human rights foundation of the process of implementation of the study recommendations. In partnership with the Special Representative, OHCHR hosts strategic consultations on areas of priority concern, including, in September 2010, a meeting on child-sensitive counselling, complaint and reporting mechanisms, and an upcoming meeting in 2011 on law reform. Its role has been essential in strengthening cooperation with human rights treaty bodies, particularly the Committee on the Rights of the Child, and with the special procedures of the Human Rights Council, especially the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography,10 and the Special Rapporteur on the right to education. OHCHR supports the Special Representative’s meetings with the Working Group on Violence against Children, with national independent institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights, and with civil society partners, including the NGO Advisory Council and the NGO Group on the Convention on the Rights of the Child. 37. The valuable role played by counselling, complaint and reporting mechanisms for children’s protection from violence was given significant attention by the Human Rights Council, at its thirteenth session, in a panel discussion on the protection of children from sexual violence, in which the Special Representative on violence against children participated. In its resolution 13/20, the Council strongly condemned all forms of sexual violence and abuse of children and urged States to adopt safe, confidential and childsensitive counselling, complaint and reporting mechanisms to address incidents of violence. It also invited the Special Representative and the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography to submit a joint report on that topic. To support the development of the report, the Special Representative organized with OHCHR an expert consultation in September 2010. Guided by relevant international human rights standards and commitments, participants in the meeting recommended the development of such mechanisms in all countries as a core component of a robust national protection system, calling for a well-defined mandate and adequate skills and resources to allow the provision of child-sensitive advice and speedy assistance to children in need, and the upholding of clear safeguards that could be trusted by children, and offer counselling and support in an ethical, safe and confidential manner. 38. WHO remains a critical partner in the process of follow-up to the United Nations study. Violence prevention and the promotion of sound evidence, two priority recommendations of the study, are high on the WHO agenda, as illustrated by its work in the prevention of sexual violence against girls, the development of new estimates on the prevalence and health impact of child maltreatment, and the promotion of national surveys in this field. In 2011, collaboration will be pursued in these areas, with particular emphasis on data collection and analysis of violence against children in the home and the community. 39. The Special Representative strengthened further her collaboration with ILO in the protection of children from violence in the workplace and in other labour-related activities. 10 10 See A/HRC/12/47. GE.11-11445