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respect, tolerance and understanding among young people with different racial,
cultural and religious backgrounds;
(f) Increase efforts to improve the quality of education and promote
universal access to education, particularly for young women, out-of-school youth,
youth with disabilities, indigenous youth, youth in rural areas, young migrants, and
youth living with HIV and affected by AIDS, without discrimination on any basis, to
ensure that they can acquire the knowledge, capacities, skills and ethical values
needed, including by appropriate access to scholarships and other mobility
programmes, non-formal education, as well as technical and vocational education
and training, to develop and to participate fully in the process of social, economic
and political development, since knowledge and education are key factors for youth
participation, dialogue and mutual understanding;
(g) Promote and provide human rights education and learning for youth,
taking particular account of young women, and develop initiatives in that regard, in
order to promote dialogue and mutual understanding, tolerance and friendship
among youth of all nations;
(h) Urge Member States to take effective measures in conformity with
international law to protect young people affected or exploited by terrorism and
incitement;
(i) Adopt appropriate laws and develop strategies for the prevention and
elimination of all forms of violence against youth, in all settings, and to ensure the
implementation of policies and adequately resourced programmes on ending
violence against youth, including initiatives to support youth action to end violence
through youth-led organizations and networks;
(j) Strengthen the use of information and communications technology to
improve the quality of life of young people, and, with the support of the United
Nations system, donors, the private sector and civil society, promote universal,
non-discriminatory, equitable, safe and affordable access to information and
communications technology, especially in schools and public places, and remove the
barriers to bridging the digital divide, including through transfer of technology and
international cooperation, as well as promote the development of locally relevant
content and implement measures to equip young people with the knowledge and skills
needed to use information and communications technology appropriately and safely;
(k) Ensure that young people enjoy the highest attainable standard of
physical and mental health by providing youth with access to sustainable health
systems and social services without discrimination and by paying special attention
to, and raising awareness regarding, nutrition, including eating disorders and
obesity, the effects of non-communicable and communicable diseases and sexual
and reproductive health, as well as measures to prevent sexually transmitted
diseases, including HIV and AIDS;
(l) Promote youth participation in training and capacity-building for
environmental issues, including climate change adaptation and mitigation, tackling
desertification and other challenges, particularly for those who are engaged in
agricultural production and play a vital role in providing food security, which is
threatened by climate change;
(m) Promote and protect effectively the human rights and fundamental
freedoms of all migrants, especially young people, regardless of their migration
status, address international migration through international, regional or bilateral
cooperation and dialogue and through a comprehensive and balanced approach,
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