A/RES/69/158
Protecting children from bullying
a wide range of emotional problems, as well as potential long-term effects on the
individual’s ability to realize his or her own potential,
Acknowledging that in some countries, relevant United Nations agencies and
mechanisms have been providing, upon request, technical cooperation and support
to enhance national capacities to address and prevent bullying,
Recognizing that the family has the primary responsibility for the nurturing
and protection of children, in the best interests of the child, and that children, for the
full and harmonious development of their personality, should grow up in a family
environment and in an atmosphere of happiness, love and understanding,
Recognizing also that environments surrounding children can affect their
behaviour, and recognizing further the important role that family members, legal
guardians, caregivers, teachers and civil society have and that the media should
have in the prevention of bullying,
Recognizing further the importance of generating appropriate statistical
information on bullying,
Noting the risks associated with the misuse of new information and
communication technologies and applications, including increased vulnerability to
bullying, while stressing that these can create new ways to enhance education and,
inter alia, learn and teach about the rights of the child, and can be useful tools to
promote children’s protection,
Recognizing that children in vulnerable situations can be at greater risk of
being bullied and that children may face different forms of bullying,
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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;
2.
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;
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Encourages Member States:
(a) 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;
(b) 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;
(c) 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;
(d) 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;
(e) To share national experiences and best practices for preventing and
tackling bullying, including cyberbullying;
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