Summary

In the present report, submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 72/245, the Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material, describes the activities undertaken in relation to the discharge of her mandate since her previous report to the Assembly (A/72/164).

She also presents a thematic study on combating and preventing the sale and sexual exploitation of children through the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals from a children’s rights-based perspective. The study includes an analysis of the current accountability mechanisms that are part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and provides recommendations on how to ensure that children are not left behind in the review process.