A/HRC/16/54 also provided an important platform to review, with members of the Constituent Assembly in Nepal, ongoing efforts to include child rights and children’s protection from violence in the new Constitution. 5. Asia and Pacific region, including the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights and the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children 57. The Special Representative participated in the High-level Meeting on South-South Cooperation for Child Rights in the Asia Pacific Region, held in Beijing in November 2010. Attended by representatives of Governments from the region, United Nations agencies and critical organizations and institutions, the meeting was a strategic opportunity to share national experiences and reflect on good practices and lessons learned to enhance the realization of children’s rights. 58. The protection of children from violence was central to the above high-level discussions. The Beijing Declaration adopted at the Meeting calls for a systematic approach to addressing child protection concerns on the basis of laws and policies that safeguard children from potential harm and ban all forms of violence against children. It also expresses the commitment to strengthen adequately-resourced national child protection and welfare systems and mechanisms, including the prevention of violence, the establishment of timely and appropriate responses and the mitigation of impact on children and their families of such protection concerns. A follow-up process has also been anticipated, and a ministerial meeting will be held in India, in 2013. 59. The Special Representative also developed a significant platform of cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights and the recently established Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children. These institutions play a critical role in the promotion and protection of human rights in the ASEAN region, including through public awareness, the review of legislation, policies and practices, the consolidation of data and development of studies, and the sharing of experiences and good practices to foster the protection of children’s rights. This partnership opens clear avenues for broadening the implementation of the recommendations of the United Nations study among ASEAN member countries, and for supporting developments in other regions. These are goals the Special Representative will continue to promote. 6. Council of Europe 60. The Special Representative pursued her very fruitful collaboration with the Council of Europe. As noted above, violence against children is a key priority for the Council, which is the European forum for follow-up to the recommendations of the United Nations study and cooperation with the Special Representative. 61. To advance the process of implementation of the Council’s policy guidelines on integrated national strategies for the protection of children from violence (see paragraph 11 above), a follow-up meeting was hosted by the Government of Austria, in Vienna. The meeting was a timely occasion to review Member States’ experiences, reflect on lessons from initiatives within and across countries, and learn from developments in other regions of the world. 62. On 17 November 2010, the Committee of Ministers of the Council adopted the Guidelines on Child-Friendly Justice, to ensure children’s access to a justice system that is age-sensitive, speedy, diligent and respectful of the rights of the child, and to protect those involved from harm, intimidation and secondary victimization. The Guidelines establish important standards to inform counselling, reporting and complaint mechanisms for GE.11-11445 15