A/HRC/RES/25/10 Taking note with interest of the work done by the Committee on the Rights of the Child in relation to the right of the child to freedom from all forms of violence, Noting with appreciation the work carried out by all relevant organs, bodies, entities, organizations, agencies, funds, programmes and mechanisms of the United Nations system, within their respective mandates, by relevant regional organizations and by civil society, including non-governmental organizations, to promote and protect the rights of the child and to end violence against children, Welcoming in this regard the launch in 2013 by the United Nations Children’s Fund of the End Violence against Children global initiative “Make the Invisible Visible”, and recognizing the role the Human Rights Council can play to support such initiatives, with a view to building awareness of the importance of preventing and ending violence against children, including in the context of the ongoing discussion on the post-2015 development agenda, Recognizing the serious immediate and long-term consequences of violence on children, both physical and psychological, affecting their development and their ability to learn and socialize, Reaffirming that States have the primary responsibility to promote and protect human rights and to take appropriate measures to protect the child from all forms of physical or mental violence, Recognizing that the family has the primary responsibility for the nurturing and protection of children, in the best interests of the child, and that children, for the full and harmonious development of their personality, should grow up in a society, in a family environment and in an atmosphere of happiness, love, understanding and non-violence, Stressing that, in order to prevent violence against children and to effectively respond to the need to combat all forms and manifestations of such violence in all settings, it is crucial to mobilize State institutions, national human rights institutions, civil society and other relevant stakeholders to make it visible, and to undertake actions and measures to ensure children’s protection from violence, including through appropriate legislative measures, 1. Strongly condemns all forms of violence against children, and reaffirms that these are unjustifiable and preventable; 2. Urges States to protect children from all forms of violence or abuse in all settings, to give priority to prevention and to raise awareness of the negative effects of violence against children, as well as to strive to change attitudes that condone or normalize any form of violence against children; 3. Decides to convene, at its twenty-seventh session, a panel discussion on ways and means of accelerating global efforts to end violence against children, with a particular focus on how to better prevent violence and protect children as a global priority and crosscutting concern, and to share best practices and lessons learned in this regard; 4. Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to organize the panel discussion and to liaise with States, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, the United Nations Children’s Fund and relevant United Nations bodies, agencies, treaty bodies and special procedures and regional human rights mechanisms, as well as civil society, including non-governmental organizations and national human rights institutions, with a view to ensuring their participation in the panel discussion; 2