A/71/206 Latin America and the Caribbean, the Special Representative organized with the Government of Uruguay a regional consultation with children on bullying and cyberbullying. Held in Montevideo in May, the consultation included young participants from Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay and provided a significant platform for young people to make recommendations for the report of the Secretary-General on protecting children from bullying. 78. Children reflected on their perceptions and experience of bullying an d cyberbullying, discussed its root causes and identified strategic measures for prevention and response. They recognized the particular challenges faced at school, in the school bus and online, while highlighting that bullying was often part of a painful continuum of children’s exposure to violence, stating: Listen to our voice: violence hurts and it lasts … Urgent action is needed to stop it; violence does not teach good behaviour; being a good model and promoting non-violence convey a good example for our lives; use dialogue and mediation before you let violence occur! Help us learn about prevention and our rights; help those who care for us so that they can help us better; and don’t forget: legislation is important and everyone needs to know it and respect it. 79. In East Asia, the Special Representative’s support for national implementation efforts has contributed to significant results, including the recent enactment of legislation to protect children from all forms of violence in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mongolia and Viet Nam; the development of surveys to capture the magnitude and incidence of violence against children in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the Philippines; and the promotion of policy agendas on violence against children in Indonesia and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. 80. At the twenty-seventh ASEAN Summit, held in Kuala Lumpur in November 2015, ASEAN member States adopted the Regional Plan of Action on the Elimination of Violence against Children (2016-2025). The Plan builds upon the 2013 Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women and Elimination of Violence against Children in ASEAN, which was a landmark in the global effort to establish a regional agenda on violence against children. 81. The Regional Plan of Action is aligned with the 2030 Agenda and provides a powerful example of how regional cooperation can support national action on ending violence against children and contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal targets related to combating violence. The Plan proposes concrete actions within a realistic time frame, including the promotion of non-violent approaches to child discipline; the deinstitutionalization of children; the protection of children from online abuse; the promotion of child-friendly justice proceedings, prevention of deprivation of liberty of children and promotion of alternatives to detention; and awareness-raising campaigns to break the invisibility of violence and secure the protection of child victi ms. 82. Since the adoption of the Regional Plan of Action, the Special Representative has been active in promoting its implementation in collaboration with the ASEAN member States and secretariat and with the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children. In February, in a joint meeting held in Jakarta, the Commission expressed its commitment to the High Time to End 16/23 16-12906