CRC/C/15/Add.233 page 5 20. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Strengthen public awareness campaigns on the Convention aimed at the general public and specifically at children; (b) Continue to carry out systematic education and training on the principles and provisions of the Convention for all professionals working with and for children, in particular teachers, judges, parliamentarians, law enforcement officials, civil servants, municipal workers, personnel working in institutions and places of detention for children, immigration officers, mass media personnel, health personnel, including psychologists, and social workers. 2. Definition of the child 21. The Committee expresses its concern that the Family Code allows marriage to be contracted by children as young as 14 if they have reached puberty or have had a child together or if the girl is pregnant. 22. The Committee recommends that the State party review the rules governing the contracting of marriage between children under 18, with a view to increasing the minimum age for marriage between under-age children who have had children together. This age should be the same for boys and girls. Awareness-raising campaigns and other measures should be undertaken to prevent early marriages. 3. General principles Non-discrimination 23. The Committee is deeply concerned about the long-existing and grave disparities, inter alia, in the standard of living, access to basic social services like education, health, clean (drinkable) water and sanitation, and between different groups of the population, in particular those living in urban and rural areas. These hamper the enjoyment of rights, in particular by children in rural areas and indigenous children. 24. The Committee reiterates its concern that societal discrimination persists against girls, children belonging to indigenous, minority and other marginalized groups, children with disabilities, children of migrant workers and refugees. 25. The Committee reiterates its recommendation that the State party take measures aimed at developing a culture of human rights and at changing attitudes towards children in general and children belonging to indigenous groups in particular. The Committee also recommends that the State party undertake all necessary proactive measures to combat societal discrimination, in particular against girls, children and adolescents belonging to marginalized groups, indigenous children, children with disabilities, other minorities, refugee children and children of migrant workers, through, inter alia, public education and awareness campaigns. 26. The Committee requests that specific information be included in the next periodic report on the measures and programmes relevant to the Convention on the Rights of the

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