Protecting Children From Bullying

A/RES/69/158View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 64a Promotion and protection of the rights of children, published in 2015.

What other versions does this mandate have?

5 versions · 2015–2023

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/77/201

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2023	A/RES/77/201	Protecting children from bullying	2,987	75%Compare
2020	A/RES/75/166	Protecting children from bullying	2,592	70%Compare
2019	A/RES/73/154	Protecting children from bullying	1,948	51%Compare
2017	A/RES/71/176	Protecting children from bullying	1,465	28%Compare
2015	A/RES/69/158	Protecting children from bullying	796	–

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

2 reports · 2016–2018

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2018	A/73/265	Protecting children from bullying report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/71/176
2016	A/71/213	Protecting children from bullying report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/69/158

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

Child Abuse Child Welfare Crime Prevention Harassment

What’s in this document?

9 operative paragraphs

Recognizes that bullying, including cyberbullying, can have a potential long-term impact on the enjoyment of the human rights of children and negative effects on children affected by or involved in bullying;

Also recognizes that bullying can be associated with, inter alia, discrimination and stereotypes, and that action must be taken to prevent bullying on any basis;

Encourages Member States:

To take all appropriate measures to prevent and protect children, including in school, from any form of violence, including forms of bullying, by promptly responding to such acts, and to provide appropriate support to children affected by and involved in bullying;

To continue to promote and invest in education, including as a long-term and lifelong process by which everyone learns tolerance and respect for the dignity of others and the means and methods of ensuring such respect in all societies;

To generate statistical information and data disaggregated by sex, age and other relevant variables at the national level, and to provide information on disability, with regard to the problem of bullying, as a basis on which to elaborate effective public policies;

To raise public awareness, involving family members, legal guardians, caregivers, youth, schools, communities, community leaders and the media as well as civil society organizations, with the participation of children, regarding the protection of children from bullying;

To share national experiences and best practices for preventing and tackling bullying, including cyberbullying;

Requests the Secretary-General, using information provided by Member States and relevant stakeholders, in collaboration with relevant United Nations entities, to submit a report to the General Assembly at its seventy-first session on protecting children from bullying, with an emphasis on causes and effects, good practices and guidance to prevent and respond to bullying.

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