A/65/262 the 122nd IPU Assembly, held in March 2010 in Bangkok, and attended by representatives from over 120 countries. 4. Cooperation with the Latin America and Caribbean Chapter of the Global Movement for Children 100. Decisive steps were taken to consolidate regional collaboration and agree on a strategic action plan on violence against children with the Latin America and Caribbean Chapter of the Global Movement for Children, in which UNICEF and key civil society organizations participate. 101. Following an important planning meeting in December 2009 with members of the Movement, the Rapporteur on the Rights of the Child of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, the Committee on the Rights of the Child and OHCHR, it was agreed to pursue a joint strategic regional agenda aiming at the adoption of legislation to prohibit all forms of violence against children; the development of a comprehensive, well-coordinated and well-resourced national strategy; and the consolidation of research and data systems in this area. 102. In the follow-up meeting held in Argentina in June 2010, it was agreed to organize three high-level subregional meetings in 2011 to promote crossfertilization of experiences and scale up initiatives in those three areas. 5. Cairo Conference on the Convention on the Rights of the Child and Islamic Jurisprudence, co-sponsored by the Organization of the Islamic Conference and UNICEF 103. In November 2009, the Special Representative participated in the conference organized under the patronage of the First Lady of Egypt to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood of Egypt. 104. The meeting was co-sponsored by the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) and UNICEF, and associated representatives of international organizations, the Committee on the Rights of the Child, national human rights institutions, NGOs and children from 10 OIC countries. 105. Through the Cairo Declaration on the Convention on the Rights of the Child and Islamic Jurisprudence, adopted at the Conference, participants renewed their commitment to children’s rights, calling for greater compliance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the provision of adequate human and financial resources for its implementation and the establishment of effective data systems on children. 106. Specifically on violence against children, participants expressed commitment to developing productive cooperation with the Special Representative and providing her with the necessary technical and financial support. They called on States members of OIC to take all appropriate legislative, social and other measures for effective follow-up to the study’s recommendations; urgently reform legislation to ensure the prohibition of all forms of violence and the promotion of positive, non-violent forms of discipline; and, on the basis of positive national experiences, establish a high-level focal point to coordinate actions to prevent and combat violence, and develop a well-resourced national strategy on violence against children. Special attention was also given to prevention and protection from harmful 20 10-47898