develop and implement programmes for the education of the child in accordance with articles 28 and 29 of the Convention; (b) To develop national plans of action, or to strengthen existing ones, in order to achieve the objectives of Education for All so as to ensure that all boys and girls complete a full course of primary schooling, and reaffirms the coordinating role of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in this regard; (c) To design and implement programmes to provide social services and support to pregnant adolescents and adolescent mothers, in particular to enable them to continue and complete their education; (d) To promote an educational setting that eliminates all barriers that impede the schooling of pregnant adolescents and adolescent mothers; (e) To take all appropriate measures to prevent racism and discriminatory and xenophobic attitudes and behaviour through education, keeping in mind the important role that children play in changing these practices; (f) To ensure that children, from an early age, benefit from education and from participation in activities which develop respect for human rights and to emphasize the practice of non-violence towards oneself and others, with the aim of instilling in them the values and goals of a culture of peace, and invites States to develop national strategies for human rights education which are comprehensive, participatory and effective; (g) To ensure that education programmes and materials reflect fully the promotion and protection of human rights and values of peace, tolerance and gender equality, using every opportunity presented by the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World (2001-2010); (h) To harness the rapidly evolving information and communication technologies to support education at an affordable cost, including open and distance education, while reducing inequality in access and quality; 18. Urges States: (a) To take measures to protect students from violence, injury or abuse, including sexual abuse and intimidation or maltreatment in schools, to establish complaint mechanisms that are age appropriate and accessible to children and to undertake thorough and prompt investigations of all acts of violence and discrimination; (b) To take measures to eliminate the use of corporal punishment in schools; Freedom from violence 19. Welcomes the establishment of a secretariat for the Secretary-General’s study on the question of violence against children in collaboration with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Health Organization, invites Member States, United Nations bodies and organizations, including the Committee on the Rights of the Child, as well as other relevant intergovernmental organizations, to provide substantive and, where appropriate, financial support, including through voluntary contributions, for the effective conduct of the study and page 7