A/HRC/13/46 initiative to prevent sexual violence against girls, mentioned above, is a meaningful illustration of such steady commitment. 32. Violence prevention and the promotion of sound evidence, two priority areas addressed by the study’s recommendations, are high on the WHO agenda. These dimensions gained centre stage at the Fourth Milestones of a Global Campaign for Violence Prevention meeting, organized in September 2009 in Geneva, in which the Special Representative participated. 33. The Fourth Milestones meeting was devoted to “Boosting global violence prevention” and drew high-level participation and expertise from across regions. Those attending the meeting benefited from hearing about new evidence on effective interventions to prevent interpersonal violence and reflected on lessons from a wide range of countrylevel initiatives, which provided inspiring examples of data-driven and evidence-based violence prevention in action. 34. In the discussions, which gave particular attention to the protection of children from violence, including child maltreatment and its underlying causes, special emphasis was placed on strategies aimed at developing safe, stable and nurturing relationships between children and their parents and caregivers; promoting life skills for children and adolescents; reducing the availability and harmful use of alcohol, and access to guns and knives; promoting gender equality, change of cultural and social norms that support violence and victim identification, care and support programmes. Advancing work in these areas will remain a key dimension of the Special Representative’s cooperation with WHO. 35. The Special Representative developed a fruitful collaboration with ILO, particularly with regard to the protection of children from violence in the workplace and in other labour-related activities. Important opportunities are expected for strengthening collaboration in support of the implementation of the study’s recommendations, including through advocacy, the consolidation of data and research and relevant standard-setting activities. In 2010, a global conference will be held on child labour in The Hague to mark the tenth anniversary of the entry into force of ILO Convention No. 182 concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour and accelerate progress towards its global elimination target by 2016. The conference will promote universal ratification of relevant ILO standards. 36. In 2010, the ILO will also release new global estimates on child labour which will help to consolidate evidence to inform policies and promote progress in this area. Following a 2008 decision by its Governing Body, ILO is also currently engaged in the consideration of new standards on decent work for domestic workers, which will open up avenues for improving the protection of children from exploitation in domestic service and any form of violence associated therewith. Indeed, child domestic workers, especially girls, are highly vulnerable to violence; working in private households, in many instances away from their home, and behind closed doors, with little or no protection or social support, they are exposed to excessive hours of work, hazardous tasks, discrimination, social stigma, physical, psychological and emotional violence, sexual abuse, and lack of engagement in community and social life. These significant initiatives provide a sound framework for strengthening this important partnership further. B. Cooperation with human rights treaty bodies and mechanisms 37. The development of close collaboration with human rights bodies and mechanisms is an essential component of the Special Representative’s agenda. This cooperation is critical in pursuing an integrated approach to children’s protection from violence and capitalizing on synergies across mandates, in the overall framework of the implementation 10 GE.10-10640