victims; (o) To encourage and support men and boys to take an active part in the prevention and elimination of all forms of violence, and especially gender-based violence, including in the context of HIV/AIDS, and to increase awareness of men’s and boys’ responsibility in ending the cycle of violence, inter alia through the promotion of attitudinal and behavioural change, integrated education and training that prioritize the safety of women and children, prosecution and rehabilitation of perpetrators, and support for survivors; (p) To examine the impact of, and take measures to address, gender role stereotypes that contribute to the prevalence of violence against women and girls, including in cooperation with the United Nations system, regional organizations, civil society, the media and other relevant actors; (q) To develop and/or enhance, including through funding, training programmes for judicial, legal, medical, social, educational, police, correctional service, military, peacekeeping, humanitarian relief and immigration personnel, in order to prevent the abuse of power leading to violence against women and girls and to sensitize such personnel to the nature of gender-based acts and threats of violence; (r) To provide gender-sensitive training to all actors, as appropriate, in peacekeeping missions in dealing with female victims of violence, including sexual violence and, in this regard, acknowledges the important role of peace support operations personnel in eliminating violence against women and girls, and calls upon States to promote, and relevant agencies of the United Nations system and regional organizations to ensure full and effective implementation of the Ten Rules Code of Personal Conduct for Blue Helmets; 18. Strongly condemns violence against women and girls committed in situations of armed conflict, such as murder, rape, including widespread and systematic rape, sexual slavery and forced pregnancy, and calls for effective responses to these violations of human rights and international humanitarian law; 19. Takes note of work already undertaken to implement Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) on women, peace and security, and strongly urges continued efforts towards its full implementation; 20. Acknowledges the inclusion of gender-related crimes in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and in the Elements of Crimes, adopted by the Assembly of State Parties to the Rome Statute in September 2002, and urges States to ratify or accede to the Rome Statute, which entered into force on 1 July 2002; page 8

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