A/HRC/19/64 Representative hosted a High-Level Round Table in October 2011, in New York, on the occasion of the General Assembly debate on the rights of the child. The meeting was organized in collaboration with the League of Arab States, SAIEVAC, the MERCOSUR Pro-Tempore Permanent Commission of Nin@Sur, the Council of Europe, the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, and UNICEF. The Special Representative launched on this occasion the publication Political Commitments by Regional Organizations and Institutions to prevent and Address Violence against Children, containing the most significant political declarations and strategies adopted across regions to protect children from all forms of violence. In some cases they establish a navigation chart for achieving progress and a monitoring mechanism to oversee implementation and galvanize efforts to overcome challenges. 70. During the Round Table, insightful regional studies and analytical reviews conducted on the process of implementation of the Study were also launched, including the League of Arab States‘ ―Comparative Arab Report on implementing the recommendations of the UN Secretary-General‘s Study on Violence against Children‖, and the Council of Europe‘s report ―Keys to protect children against violence‖. 71. The Round Table was the first of its kind and became a platform to reflect on lessons learnt and support the development of a forward-looking strategy to prevent and eliminate violence against children at the regional and national levels. As highlighted by the Deputy Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, ―combining the various efforts of regional organizations with the critical contribution of the UN family is the best chance we have to create a world fit for children‖. 72. The Round Table launched a process of institutional cooperation amongst regional mechanisms and institutions, including South-South cooperation to consolidate the protection of children from violence worldwide. Participating organizations and institutions adopted an important Joint Statement which recognizes their decisive commitment to: (a) Enhance cooperation and promote the sharing of national experiences, good practices and lessons learned on the process of implementation of the Study; (b) Support initiatives for exchanging of regional experiences; (c) Promote the development, under the auspices of the Special Representative‘s office, of an information hub for knowledge-sharing and access to information; (d) Strengthen cooperation with key stakeholders, including independent institutions on the rights of the child, parliamentarians, civil society, including children, religious leaders, the private sector and the media; (e) Develop initiatives to build a culture of respect for children‘s rights and protection from violence, including through enhanced partnerships with the media; and (f) Support the Special Representative and global efforts to prevent and address violence against children. 73. The regional process of follow up to the Study has continued to strengthen further. On the one hand, through the holding of periodic meetings to review progress achieved, as was the case in September 2011, in Nepal, by SAIEVAC, which has since been recognized as an Apex Body of the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC); in October by the League of Arab States in Doha; and in December by the Permanent Commission of the Initiative Nin@Sur in Montevideo. One the other hand, through the extension and further development of existing strategies, as was the case of the Council of Europe meeting in Monaco, ―Building a child-friendly Europe: turning a vision into reality‖, held in November 2011. 15