pa rt I Partners in Implementation 85. The HCNM will encourage participating States to comply with their commitments to provide free and equal access to public education to all members of society, and will encourage them to take steps to improve the situation of Roma and Sinti people in this respect. 86. The HCNM will continue to provide guidance on educational models, curriculum content and the teaching of, or in, the mother tongue, including the Romani language. VI. Enhancing participation in public and political life Recommended action by OSCE institutions and structures: (…) 104. The HCNM, within its mandate, will continue to advise States on appropriate ways and means of facilitating the participation of Roma and Sinti people in all areas of public life. VII. Roma and Sinti in crisis and post-crisis situations (…) Recommended action by OSCE institutions and structures: (…) 117. The HCNM will continue to exercise his mandate of conflict prevention at the earliest possible stage. Sofia 2004 (Decisions: Annex to Decision No. 14/04, 2004 OSCE Action Plan for the Promotion of Gender Equality) V. Supporting OSCE participating States in implementing relevant commitments to promoting equality between women and men (…) (d) Ensuring equal opportunity for participation of women in political and public life (…) • The High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) will address specific issues relating to the participation in public and private life of women belonging to national minorities and, in policies and projects developed by his/her office, take steps necessary to counter the double discrimination suffered by these women, as appropriate within the context of his/her conflict prevention mandate; OSCE Human Dimension Commitments 61