A/HRC/27/28 (b) Unions and professional and accrediting organizations of media professionals and journalists; (c) Public and private media enterprises and their leadership, in particular company board members and editors-in-chief; (d) Relevant legislative bodies, including human rights and other parliamentary committees and advisory groups; (e) National human rights institutions, such as ombudspersons and human rights commissions; (f) National, regional and international media networks; (g) Research institutions addressing journalism; (h) National and local human rights resource and training centres; (i) Non-governmental organizations and other civil society actors; (j) International and regional intergovernmental organizations. 51. The implementation of the present Plan of Action will require the close collaboration of the above-mentioned actors. 52. Other stakeholders include relevant ministries, such as ministries of information, welfare, labour, justice, women and youth; the judiciary and the legislative branch of government; cultural, social, religious and community leaders; youth organizations; indigenous peoples and minority groups; and the business community. 53. Governments have the primary responsibility for ensuring that media professionals and journalists are protected through legislation and that norms relating to freedom of opinion and expression, the protection and safety of media professionals and journalists, access to information and the media, and non-discrimination and diversity within mass media outlets are implemented and enforced. III. Process for national implementation 54. Infusing human rights education into the primary and secondary school systems and in higher education, and the human rights training of educators, civil servants, law enforcement officials and the military, as well as media professionals and journalists, require a comprehensive strategy which builds on the national context, priorities, capacity and existing efforts. Member States will need to cooperate closely with a range of stakeholders in fulfilling the strategy; the creation of a national coalition within governmental structures and beyond could facilitate the maximization of resources and avoid duplication of efforts. 55. Three steps are proposed for the national process of planning, implementing and evaluating action in relation to the Plan of Action, consistent with the strategy proposed in the plans of action for the first and second phases of the World Programme for Human Rights Education. Steps for implementation 56. The steps to facilitate national planning, implementation and evaluation are outlined below. Such processes should be carried out with the involvement of all relevant national actors (see sects. II C.2 and D.3 above). 17

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