UNITED NATIONS A General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/HRC/9/3 27 June 2008 Original: ENGLISH HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Ninth session Agenda item 3 PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF ALL HUMAN RIGHTS, CIVIL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT Annual report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Radhika Coomaraswamy* * The annexes to the present document are reproduced as received, in the language of submission only. GE.08-14615 (E) 030708