A/HRC/4/111 page 20 16. To this end we encourage the decisive progress made in the proposal to develop multicultural and intercultural policies in the education, health and communication spheres and in power structures that address, above all, the different needs and specific problems of women, persons with disabilities, older persons, children and indigenous and Afro-descendant young people in the region; 17. We stress the need to provide access to legal means for guaranteeing recognition and observance of the legitimate right of victims of human rights violations to seek redress for the material and non-material harm suffered; 18. We recognize also the need to give indigenous people, migrants and people of African descent greater visibility in the mass media; 19. We welcome the important role played by civil society in monitoring the activities of governmental institutions working for equality and non-discrimination, in order to contribute to and obtain more effective and transparent action in promoting diversity in the region; 20. We urge international agencies and bodies to continue to offer support to regional initiatives for the review and appraisal of the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, held in Durban, South Africa, in 2001, and the recently created Human Rights Council to put the proposal for such a review into effect as soon as possible; 21. We welcome the proposal to conduct subsequent consultations between State and civil society representatives, with United Nations support, on issues directly linked to the Regional Conference of the Americas; 22. We confirm our broad support for the proposal to establish mechanisms for the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous, migrant, Afro-descendant and gypsy children and adolescents in the Americas; 23. We note with satisfaction the progress made in the region as described by government representatives and recommend the strengthening and coordination of national institutions that promote equality and non-discrimination. These institutions promote actions aimed at overcoming the remaining obstacles that are preventing the full integration of vulnerable groups in the societies of the Americas; 24. In addition, we identify new, innovative projects, thereby fulfilling an essential function of interactive dialogue among the principal protagonists of efforts to combat racism and discrimination in the region; 25. We call upon States to act on the recommendations that have been adopted, thereby strengthening specific actions and increasing available resources for combating discrimination and promoting equality;