This second annual report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children is submitted to the General Assembly in accordance with its resolution 65/197. It is guided by the report of the independent expert for the United Nations study on violence against children and builds upon the vision and the priority areas identified by the Special Representative in her initial report.

The manual outlines a six-day workshop which aims at providing human rights educators with the necessary tools for planning, designing, and conducting effective training-of-trainers (TOT) workshops. The manual has been designed for use by both facilitators and participants. Facilitators will use the manual to prepare and conduct the workshop. Participants will use the manual as a reference tool both during and after the workshop.

The Human Rights Council adopted the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training in March 2011. The Council invites Governments, agencies and organizations of the United Nations system and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to intensify their efforts to disseminate the Declaration and to promote universal respect and understanding thereof.

This publication is a baseline mapping of the extent and range of human rights education taking place in Ireland. The IHRC study was guided and informed by the UN World Programme on Human Rights Education's (WPHRE) definition of Human Rights Education and the WPHRE Action Plans.

This collection of papers addresses contemporary issues in human rights education which has shifted over time, as new social contexts have evolved, in turn throwing up ever more complex challenges to educators. It discusses key questions that build on concepts of human rights education and includes examples of actions reported by UNESCO Member States.