A/HRC/41/45/Add.1 homelessness and food insecurity), personal security and violence, and political and civic participation. 92. Ensure the availability of high-quality, timely and reliable disaggregated data to enable the formulation of policy changes deemed necessary for the social inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse persons and the protection of their human rights. Data collection and management should be implemented in strict compliance with human rights standards, as an effective measure to prevent, punish and eradicate violence and discrimination. 93. Use the findings from data analysis to inform public policies and programming and set clear targets to tear down the invisible barriers that exclude lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse persons from the benefits of the development agenda. Civil society actors should participate in the elaboration, monitoring and assessment phases of these public policies and the State should make use of the leverage capacity of education, culture and sport to foster the sociocultural inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse persons. 94. In cooperation with non-State actors, craft an education campaign on sexual orientation and gender identity with a view to addressing stigma, dispelling myths and combating stereotypes that create obstacles to the full implementation of the government strategy in that regard. Allies, for example political and religious leaders, artists and sports professionals, should be involved to amplify key messages of tolerance and connect with different sections of the population. 95. Implement objective, non-partisan sexuality education and awareness-raising as a crucial means to address the root causes of violence and discrimination based on gender, sexual orientation and gender identity. 96. When completing the chapter on gender of the 2018–2020 human rights action plan: (a) Include an evaluation of the factors that have hampered the completion of targets under sections 14.4 of the action plan for 2014–2015 and 13.2 of the action plan for 2016–2017, formulate actions to address the findings, and provide the means for their realistic implementation in the period 2018–2020; (b) Incorporate specific targets to address discrimination and violence based on gender identity, including access to legal gender recognition and the regulation of and access to gender affirmation treatment. 97. Continue and scale up efforts with regard to the training of all State officials on issues related to sexual orientation and gender identity, particularly police and penitentiary staff, judicial staff, health professionals and teachers. Sensitization campaigns should also target religious leaders, parliamentarians, politicians and the media. Domestic violence 98. Redouble efforts to ensure the adequate identification and processing of domestic violence cases based on sexual orientation and gender identity, and the collection of the relevant statistics. Hate crimes 99. Establish a dedicated hate crime investigation unit at the law enforcement level in order to strengthen the investigation and prosecution of hate-motivated crimes based on sexual orientation and gender identity. 100. Set up an electronic system of data collection and streamline the methodology used at the national level in order to ensure the accuracy and coherence of the data collected. Analyse hate crime statistics to identify the root causes of such crimes and the obstacles hindering their proper identification. 18

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