CRC/C/15/Add.124 page 5 Dissemination of the principles and provisions of the Convention 20. The Committee notes that the Convention has been translated into the Georgian and Abkhaz languages and that human rights, including the rights of the child, have been included in the school curricula in Tbilisi. The Committee remains concerned, however, that insufficient efforts have been made to promote awareness of the principles and provisions of the Convention and that professional groups, children, parents, and the public at large are generally not sufficiently aware of the Convention and the rights-based approach enshrined therein. 21. The Committee recommends that greater efforts be made to ensure that the provisions of the Convention are widely known and understood by adults and children alike. The Committee further recommends the reinforcement of adequate and systematic training and/or sensitization of professional groups working with and for children, such as judges, lawyers, law enforcement personnel, teachers and school administrators, especially outside of the capital; health personnel, including psychologists, and social workers; and personnel of childcare institutions. It further suggests that the State party seek to ensure that the Convention is fully integrated into the curricula in all regions of the State party and at all levels of the educational system. In this regard, the Committee encourages the State party to continue its technical cooperation programmes with OHCHR and UNICEF, among others. 2. Definition of the child 22. The Committee notes with concern that the law does not include legal minimum ages for sexual consent and medical treatment without parental consent. 23. It is recommended that the State party enact relevant legislation concerning the minimum legal ages for sexual consent and medical treatment without parental consent. 3. General principles Non-discrimination 24. The Committee notes with concern that the principle of non-discrimination is not adequately implemented with respect to certain vulnerable groups of children, including children living in conflict areas, children living in institutions, children living in the mountainous regions, children with disabilities, children of single parent families, children of poor families, children in conflict with the law, children living and/or working on the streets, refugee children and internally displaced children. The Committee is particularly concerned about their limited access to adequate health, education and other social services. 25. The Committee recommends that the State party increase its efforts to ensure implementation of existing laws guaranteeing the principle of non-discrimination and their full compliance with article 2 of the Convention, particularly as it relates to the vulnerable groups.

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