A/HRC/13/46 and disburse financial contributions provided to fund the operation of the Office of the Special Representative, including payment for personnel costs. III. Mandate of the Special Representative on violence against children 8. According to General Assembly resolution 62/141, the Special Representative on violence against children will: (a) Promote the wide dissemination of the United Nations study on violence against children and advance the follow-up to its recommendations; (b) Identify and share good practices and promote cross-fertilization of experiences between actors, and across regions and sectors; (c) Assist States in their efforts to prevent and respond to all forms of violence against children, particularly to promote a gender perspective and the participation of children, and ensure: • The development of a comprehensive national strategy, policy or plan of action on violence against children, integrated into the national planning process, with realistic, time-bound targets, well resourced, coordinated by an agency with the capacity to involve multiple sectors and systematically evaluated; the adoption of national legislative and other measures to prohibit and eliminate all forms of violence against children, in all settings • The development of national research and the consolidation of data collection, analysis and dissemination systems to inform effective action, mobilize adequate resources and assess progress achieved • The investment in the prevention of violence with the consideration of its underlying causes and risk factors • The promotion of non-violent values and awareness-raising activities to overcome the invisibility and social acceptance of violence against children, support the abandonment of harmful practices and promote positive forms of discipline and child development approaches • The protection of children from violence by those who work with and for children, including through the development of systematic education and training programmes, and the promotion of codes of conduct and clear standards of practice • The provision of accessible, child-sensitive and universal health and social services to ensure children’s recovery and reintegration • The establishment of safe, well-publicized, confidential and accessible mechanisms to enable reporting of violence against children and the filing of complaints • The adoption of measures to fight impunity, including through the investigation and prosecution of violence against children and the imposition of appropriate penalties 9. To move this process forward, the Special Representative on violence against children will act as an independent voice and a global advocate, keeping violence prevention and the protection of children from all forms of violence high on the international agenda, and as a bridge-builder and a catalyst of actions in all regions and in GE.10-10640 5