CRC/C/15/Add.225 page 5 local government officials, personnel working in institutions and places of detention for children, teachers, health personnel, including psychologists, and social workers). The Committee encourages the State party to seek technical assistance from, among others, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and UNICEF in this regard. 2. Definition of the child 21. The Committee reiterates the concern expressed by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (A/57/38) that the different minimum legal age of marriage, set at 18 for men and 17 for women, contravenes the principle of non-discrimination. 22. The Committee recommends that the State party raise the minimum legal age of marriage for girls to that for boys. 3. General principles Non-discrimination 23. Noting that discrimination is prohibited under the law, the Committee remains concerned at persistent de facto discrimination on the grounds of gender as well as at discrepancies in the enjoyment of rights in relation to certain vulnerable groups, including children with disabilities, refugee children, children living in rural areas, children from poor families, street children, and children living in institutions. 24. The Committee encourages the State party to ensure the effective enforcement of protective laws, to undertake studies and launch comprehensive public information campaigns to prevent and combat all forms of discrimination, and to sensitize society to the situation and needs of children within the society and particularly within the family. In this regard, the Committee requests that specific information be included in the next periodic report on the measures and programmes undertaken to follow up on the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action adopted by the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, taking into account the Committee’s general comment No. 1 (2001) on article 29 (1) of the Convention (aims of education). Respect for the views of the child 25. The Committee welcomes the drafting of regulations on student self-government with the assistance of UNICEF. However, the Committee reiterates its concern that respect for the views of the children remains limited in schools, care institutions, the courts and within the family. 26. The Committee reiterates its recommendation that the State party take further measures to promote and facilitate within the family, the school, care institutions and the courts respect for the views of children and their participation in all matters affecting them, in accordance with article 12 of the Convention. The State party should ensure that teachers, social workers and local officials are trained to assist children in forming and expressing informed views and that these views are given due weight according to the child’s age and maturity.