A/RES/73/154
Protecting children from 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 dign ity
of others and the means and methods of ensuring such respect in all societies;
(c) To address, through necessary measures, the wider economic and social
inequalities that may contribute to bullying, including poverty, gender norms and
stereotypes, taking into account that risk factors are mixed and vary depending on
country and context;
(d) To develop and implement, as appropriate, measures and restorative
practices to repair harm, restore relationships, avoid recidivism, promote the
accountability of perpetrators and change aggressive behaviour;
(e) To generate and analyse statistical information and data disaggregated by
sex, age and other characteristics relevant in national contexts, and to provide
information on disability, with regard to the problem of bullying, as a basis on which
to elaborate effective public policies;
(f) To adopt and strengthen, as appropriate, clear and comprehensive
measures, including, where relevant, legislation, that seek to prevent and protect
children from bullying, including cyberbullying, and provide for safe and child sensitive counselling and reporting procedures and safeguards for the rights of
affected children;
(g) To strengthen the capacities of schools and the skills of professionals
working with children in early detection and response to prevent and respond to
bullying, including cyberbullying, in particular initiatives to mobilize support to
prevent and address this phenomenon, and to ensure that children are informed of any
existing public policies to secure their protection;
(h) To continue to raise public awareness, involving family members, legal
guardians, caregivers, young people, schools, formal and non -formal education
settings, communities, community leaders, the media, sports organizations, athletes,
parents and coaches, as well as civil society organizations, with the participation of
children, regarding the protection of children from bullying;
(i) To develop parenting and other skills programmes for parents, legal
guardians and family members, together with social protection interventions that help
to promote a nurturing family environment, reduce the risk of social exclusion and
deprivation, prevent family stress and tackle negative social norms that contribute to
violence against children and bullying;
(j) To involve and provide children with the opportunity to participate
effectively in the development of initiatives to prevent and address bullying,
including available support services and safe, accessible, age - and child-sensitive,
confidential and independent counselling and reporting mechanisms, to guide them
in promoting inclusive and responsible digital behaviour and to inform them of
available mental and physical health-care services and procedures in place to support
them, where they exist, and encourages Member States to make such support services
available, as much as possible;
(k) To pay particular attention to children in vulnerable situations, including
through efforts to promote mutual respect and tolerance for diversity in order to
overcome stigmatization, discrimination or exclusion;
(l) To continue to share national experiences and best practices for preventing
and tackling bullying, including cyberbullying;
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Encourages Member States to continue to share with the SecretaryGeneral, through existing processes and mechanisms, information about any
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