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( n ) Encourage the development of appropriate guidelines to assist in the implementation of the
principles set forth in the present Declaration;
( o ) Recognize the important role of the women's movement and non-governmental organizations
world wide in raising awareness and alleviating the problem of violence against women;
( p ) Facilitate and enhance the work of the women's movement and non-governmental organizations
and cooperate with them at local, national and regional levels;
( q ) Encourage intergovernmental regional organizations of which they are members to include the
elimination of violence against women in their programmes, as appropriate.
Article 5
The organs and specialized agencies of the United Nations system should, within their respective fields
of competence, contribute to the recognition and realization of the rights and the principles set forth in
the present Declaration and, to this end, should, inter alia :
( a ) Foster international and regional cooperation with a view to defining regional strategies for
combating violence, exchanging experiences and financing programmes relating to the elimination of
violence against women;
( b ) Promote meetings and seminars with the aim of creating and raising awareness among all
persons of the issue of the elimination of violence against women;
( c ) Foster coordination and exchange within the United Nations system between human rights treaty
bodies to address the issue of violence against women effectively;
( d ) Include in analyses prepared by organizations and bodies of the United Nations system of social
trends and problems, such as the periodic reports on the world social situation, examination of trends
in violence against women;
( e ) Encourage coordination between organizations and bodies of the United Nations system to
incorporate the issue of violence against women into ongoing programmes, especially with reference to
groups of women particularly vulnerable to violence;
( f ) Promote the formulation of guidelines or manuals relating to violence against women, taking into
account the measures referred to in the present Declaration;
( g ) Consider the issue of the elimination of violence against women, as appropriate, in fulfilling their
mandates with respect to the implementation of human rights instruments;
( h ) Cooperate with non-governmental organizations in addressing the issue of violence against
women.
Article 6
Nothing in the present Declaration shall affect any provision that is more conducive to the elimination
of violence against women that may be contained in the legislation of a State or in any international
convention, treaty or other instrument in force in a State.