A/HRC/10/30 page 11 perpetrators, documenting their day-to-day lives, hopes, dreams, and memories, was developed into an online feature in all official languages of the United Nations and Kinyarwanda4 and work began on a hardcopy exhibit, to be opened at Headquarters in April 2009. The Department worked closely with the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Rwanda to the United Nations to organize a solemn ceremony to mark the fourteenth anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda, which was attended by the President of the General Assembly, the Ambassadors of Rwanda and the United Republic of Tanzania, a genocide survivor, Rwandan children and the Secretary-General. The ceremony was covered by several major media outlets. Two radio pieces highlighting the challenges faced by Rwandan genocide survivors today were prepared by UN Radio and made available on the programme website. Work also began on the adaptation of the “Lessons from Rwanda” exhibit into a guide in Swedish for teachers of high school students, in collaboration with the Levande Historia agency of the Government of Sweden. 23. By focusing on capacity development and prevention, UNDP assists national and local actors in mitigating the type of polarization that can lead to crimes against humanity and genocide. It implements conflict prevention, rule of law and peacebuilding initiatives in 45 countries, aimed at promoting dialogue and reconciliation among, or creating internal mechanisms for mediating conflicts between, different groups in polarized and divided societies and at establishing basic security and access to justice at the community and national levels. Its recovery and development programming strengthens rule of law institutions, such as the police, legal representation and the judiciary. 24. UNICEF focuses its global programmes on reducing inequality and improving access to health care, education, nutrition, water and sanitation for marginalized populations, thereby addressing tensions within societies and reducing the potential for violence that can escalate into genocide. It promotes respect for international human rights standards, particularly the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women; builds the capacity of national institutions that protect children; promotes the rule of law through support for legislative reform; promotes tolerance; and uses a curriculum designed to build human rights values into education. UNICEF country offices monitor the situation of children, especially in conflict and post-conflict situations, and respond to occurrences of grave violations against children within the framework of Security Council resolution 1612 (2005). Close monitoring is critical for early detection of violations that have genocidal elements and therefore serves a preventive function. In addition, the protection of children frequently provides an entry point for dialogue with armed groups. The Fund has thus been able to pursue plans of action to prevent recruitment and use of children by armed forces and groups in the Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In Kenya, UNICEF has supported a monitoring and reporting mechanism established by the National Council of Churches, which helped detect inter-communal violence early, and worked on local preventive measures. UNICEF has an early warning and early action system. 25. Through its extensive field presence in some 120 countries, UNHCR plays an important role for the United Nations system in the delivery of its protection and assistance mandate for refugees, its role with stateless persons and its lead on protection issues for persons internally 4 www.un.org/preventgenocide/rwanda/visions.