CRC/C/BGD/CO/4 page 10 family, schools, and the community. The Committee also recommends that the State party guarantee the right of children to be heard in judicial and administrative proceedings that concern them. 4. Civil rights and freedoms (arts. 7, 8, 13-17 and 37(a) of the Convention) Birth registration 40. The Committee appreciates the entry into force of the Births and Deaths Registration Act on 3 July 2006. While the Committee welcomes the progress made recently to increase birth registration to about 50 per cent, it is concerned that the birth registration rate is still very low. Further, the Committee is concerned at the continuing difficulties associated with the manual registration system and issuance of birth certificates. The Committee also expresses concern that lack of registration is a basis for discrimination and exclusion from access to social services, especially in the case of children whose father- or both father and mother- are unknown, children born to single mothers, children born out of wedlock and refugee children. 41. The Committee recommends that the State party take all necessary measures to accelerate free of charge birth registration for all children born within the national territory, including children whose father- or both father and mother- are unknown, children born to single mothers, children born out of wedlock and refugee children. It also recommends that the State party carry out information and awareness-raising campaigns for parents and the community at large on the need to register births. The Committee encourages the State party to consider the use of a mobile registration system to reach remote areas and the introduction of a national electronic birth registration system. The Committee urges the State party to allow children without official documentation to access social services, such as health and education, while waiting to be registered. Access to appropriate information 42. The Committee notes the progress achieved in addressing the shortage of appropriate information for children and the low access to information throughout the country. The Committee, however, is concerned that because of the socio-economic realities of the country, not all children have equal access to information and the media, particularly children living in poverty and marginalized children. 43. The Committee recommends that the State party strengthen its efforts to fully guarantee equitable access to appropriate information for all children, especially for those who live in poverty and in remote and rural areas, and in conformity with their age and maturity. 44. The Committee is deeply concerned that Internet service providers, radio and satellite television channels operate with minimum regulations to protect children against harmful information, materials, as well as marketing practices, including the exposure of children in urban areas to digital pornography. 45. The Committee recommends that the State party consider adopting specific legislation and develop appropriate guidelines to protect children from harmful