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(i) To support the participation of children in initiatives to prevent and
respond to violence against children, including in the work of the Special
Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children;
(j) To take measures to support the participation of children in the design
and implementation of preventive and comprehensive anti-bullying policies;
(k) To address all the root causes preventing children from exercising their
right to be heard and to be consulted on matters affecting them; inform children,
parents, guardians, other caregivers and the general public about the rights of the
child; and raise awareness of the importance and benefits of the participation of
children in society, including through partnerships with civil society, the private
sector and the media, while being attentive to their influence on children;
(l) To take appropriate measures to ensure the full realization of the right to
education on the basis of equal opportunity for every child, including by providing
accessible, free and compulsory primary education directed to the development of the
personality, talents and abilities of the child to their fullest potential, in recognition of
the importance of education to civic engagement by children and to their full
enjoyment of the right to be heard and to participate in all matters affecting them;
(m) To develop and implement policies and programmes to promote the
creation by public authorities, parents, guardians, other caregivers and other adults
working with or for children of a safe and enabling environment based on trust,
information-sharing, the capacity to listen and sound guidance that is conducive to
the informed and voluntary participation of children, including in decision-making
processes;
(n) To take all appropriate measures to promote the active involvement of
parents, professionals and relevant authorities in the creation of opportunities for
children to exercise their right to be heard within their everyday activities in all
relevant settings, including by providing training in the necessary skills;
(o) To provide support to girls, including adolescents, if needed, to voice
their views and for their views to be given due weight, and adopt measures to
eliminate gender stereotypes that undermine and place severe limitations on girls in
the enjoyment of their right to be heard;
(p) To ensure that child-sensitive procedures are made available to children
and their representatives so that children have access to means of facilitating
effective remedies for any breaches of any of their rights arising from the
Convention through independent advice, advocacy and complaint procedures,
including justice mechanisms, and that their views are heard when they are involved
or their interests are concerned in judicial or administrative procedures in a manner
consistent with the procedural rules of national law;
(q) To ensure that, when the necessary measures are taken to prevent and
punish the wrongful removal of children who are subjected to enforced
disappearance, of children whose father, mother or legal guardian is subjected to
enforced disappearance or of children born during the captivity of a mother
subjected to enforced disappearance, in accordance with legal procedures and
applicable international agreements, the right of the child to be heard is respected,
and that the best interests of the child are a primary consideration;
(r) To encourage and enable children affected by natural and man-made
disasters and complex emergencies, in particular adolescents, to participate in
analysing their situations and future prospects in crisis, post-crisis and transition
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