A/HRC/19/64 communications strategy be established, with children and adolescents participating in its conception and design, using child-friendly materials that take diversity into account. At the same time, approaches adapted to children/adolescents should be promoted in both prevention and response, thus increasing accessibility for children/adolescents and the efficiency of the strategies employed. It is therefore recommended that children‘s participation be institutionalized through appropriate and representative fora and mechanisms, in accordance with General Comment No. 12 of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and the recommendations of the 20th Pan-American Conference. These should take into consideration the ongoing creation of Children's Consultative Councils and existing children's organizations. Follow-up of the recommendations of the Study by national independent human rights institutions The development of national independent human rights institutions (NIHRIs) is recommended. Their actions should include follow-up to the recommendations of the Study. Among possible initiatives are: promotion of public policies; research and initiatives involving supervision and monitoring; provision of counselling/guidance; and in some cases response to specific complaints. It is also recommended that annual reports to Parliament discuss progress towards achievement of the Study´s recommendations. Children and adolescents must have direct and user-friendly access to the NIHRI and have appropriate information on its mandate. It is recommended that the NIHRIs institutionalize their collaboration with the SRSG so they can provide relevant information regarding follow-up of the Study. Similarly, it is important to have spaces for exchange and collaboration between the various NIHRIs at regional level so they can share knowledge and experiences and build synergies. Consideration of the recommendations by multilateral regional bodies and spaces for interstate cooperation Some forms of violence are transnational in nature, requiring interstate agreements for cooperation or multilateral action. Tackling such issues through multilateral bodies is essential. It is important to recognize that Niñ@Sur, for example, has integrated into its working strategy the follow-up of the recommendations of the Study on Violence against Children. Promotion of alliances of actors and sectors to achieve greater impact Initiatives like the one promoted by the GMC-CLAC are important in supporting progress towards compliance with the recommendations of the Study. They must be encouraged and maintained, ensuring their development at national and regional levels. Within this framework it is important organizations that are working on these and coalitions. It is also important to among actors at national and regional sharing of their various initiatives. to stimulate and reinforce the local and national issues, whether individually or as part of networks encourage and ensure exchange and cooperation levels, to ensure the visibility, dissemination and Consideration of the recommendations by multilateral development organizations and international financial institutions Given the unanimous support for the Study by the States and existing relationships for development cooperation among several of them, it is recommended that the Study and its recommendations be taken into account as a reference in strategic interventions in bilateral 31