A/HRC/16/69 E. Financing national programmes 58. Several Member States reported that human rights-centred programmes figured in the goals of their national plans, but they had not been realized owing to a lack of both financial and technical resources. Progress in most of these areas also required civil society and community-based organizations had the political support and financial resources to undertake human rights advocacy and activities, which was all too often not the case. The mobilization of both Governments and donors to invest in these areas is urgently needed, as are resources for transparent and independent evaluation of these measures as they are taken. 59. The rights of children affected by HIV are violated in many ways, and millions of children are without access to comprehensive HIV services and education. More resources should be committed to the development and implementation of appropriate and comprehensive HIV education for children in their different stages of development and maturity, and to ensure children’s access to HIV prevention, treatment and care services. 60. Health-service providers should be examples of tolerance and respect, but their workplaces and conditions of work are often not conducive to those ideals. Wellfunded programmes are needed to enable health professionals to provide the best possible service to those living with and at risk of HIV, to protect confidentiality and to ensure informed consent, and have functioning mechanisms for redress when people are mistreated. 18 GE.10-17842