SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2015, para. 99
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The promotion of social inclusion, empathy and anger management, mediation and peaceful conflict resolution at school and in the community helps to build spaces of coexistence and dialogue, to address grief and to overcome differences, tensions and the stigmatization of children at risk. Age-, gender- and culturally sensitive initiatives provide opportunities to invest in young people's potential and self-esteem, to express diversity and gain leadership skills through sports and art and to offer a better chance in education and a different path in life.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children