A/68/274 with regional organizations and institutions, on the occasion of the General Assembly debate on the rights of the child. One tangible outcome of this process was the development of an information hub to support knowledgesharing and access to information on the follow-up to the study. 69. Over the reporting period, additional developments helped to further strengthen the collaboration with regional organizations. Central American Integration System 70. In June 2013, the Special Representative held a high-level meeting with the Central American Integration System (SICA), to discuss strategic areas of cooperation on children’s protection from violence, and to promote the mainstreaming of this concern in the SICA agenda. The meeting was provided with information from the regional road map on violence against children for the Central American region, adopted in December 2012, in Santo Domingo. 71. SICA and the Special Representative agreed to enhance collaboration on the promotion of the rule of law, restorative justice programmes, and public policies for violence prevention; and to enhance cooperation on early childhood initiatives, including in the framework of the Regional Conference for the Prevention of Violence Starting in Early Childhood (Panama, August 2013). Caribbean Community 72. As a follow-up to the 2012 regional consultation on violence against children, hosted by the Government of Jamaica in cooperation with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Special Representative,21 a regional study was released in 2013 on the process of implementation of policies in the Caribbean. 73. In this connection, CARICOM established a task force for child protection and child rights to accelerate progress in children’s protection from violence. The Task Force, composed of the CARICOM secretariat, UNICEF and civil society partners, as well as the Special Representative, adopted a plan of action for 2013-2014 aimed at the protection of children against violence, abuse, exploitation, child labour, discrimination and neglect in CARICOM members and associated members. The plan of action mainstreams the implementation of the study recommendations and the road map on violence against children, adopted by the 2012 regional consultation. Strategic goals include the ratification of the three Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child; the adoption of an explicit legal prohibition of all forms of violence against children; the promotion of a comprehensive plan to prevent and eliminate all forms of violence; the consolidation of national data and research; and the establishment of a specialized juvenile justice system to strengthen children’s protection from violence and ensure their reintegration in society. 74. The Bridgetown Declaration and Agenda for Action to Combat Child Sexual Abuse in the Caribbean, 22 adopted in Barbados on 21 November 2012, was another important initiative in the region. The Declaration reaffirms the commitment of Governments and civil society organizations to end child sexual abuse, and sets an __________________ 22 18/26 See http://srsg.violenceagainstchildren.org/document/_668. 13-41970