A/HRC/43/63 81. States should ensure that learning environments are free from discrimination and violence, including sexual violence, by eliminating direct and indirect discriminatory policies and behaviours and holding perpetrators accountable. 82. In line with the plan of action for the fourth phase of the World Programme for Human Rights Education, States should establish a national coordinating body involving relevant government entities and civil society, including youth representatives, and develop a national strategy to promote human rights education for youth. 83. States should develop policies and legislation, in collaboration with youth, to ensure the inclusion of human rights education in formal education and facilitate civil society provision of human rights education for youth in non-formal settings. States should encourage organization of and participation in human rights education activities and guarantee freedom from reprisals. 84. States, United Nations agencies, civil society and other stakeholders should collaborate, conduct local advocacy and build relationships at the local level to change societal norms around education. 85. All stakeholders should strengthen child and youth participation in their processes by giving them a voice and engaging with them. States, United Nations agencies and civil society should strengthen capacity-building of young people to ensure that they understand the possibilities and channels for engaging in relevant processes at the international, regional and national levels. 19

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