CRC/C/15/Add.213 page 5 Training/dissemination of the Convention 21. The Committee notes the various publications produced and disseminated by the State party to increase awareness concerning the Convention and the many activities of NGOs in that regard. The Committee is nevertheless concerned that awareness of the Convention amongst professionals working with and for children and among the general public, including children themselves, remains very low. 22. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Continue and strengthen its efforts, in close cooperation with NGOs and other stakeholders, to raise awareness on the Convention among the public at large and among children and their parents in particular, using a wide variety of creative methods; (b) Provide adequate and systematic training and sensitization on children’s rights to professional groups working with and for children, such as parliamentarians, judges, lawyers, law enforcement and health personnel, teachers, school administrators and others as required. Cooperation with NGOs 23. The Committee welcomes information that efforts are being made by the State party to facilitate registration of NGOs and to establish relationships between the Government and civil society and increase mutual cooperation. However, the Committee remains concerned that increased efforts have to be made to involve and support civil society in the implementation of the Convention following the rights-based approach. 24. The Committee emphasizes the important role civil society plays as a partner in implementing the provisions of the Convention, including with respect to civil rights and freedoms, and encourages closer cooperation with NGOs. In particular, the Committee recommends that the State party involve NGOs, especially rights-based ones, and other sectors of civil society working with and for children more systematically throughout all stages of the implementation of the Convention. 2. General principles 25. The Committee is concerned that the principles of non-discrimination (art. 2 of the Convention), the best interests of the child (art. 3), to life, survival and development of the child (art. 6) and respect for the views of the child according to age and maturity (art. 12) are not fully reflected and applied in the State party’s legislation, policies and programmes at the national and local levels. 26. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Appropriately integrate the general principles of the Convention, namely articles 2, 3, 6 and 12, in all relevant legislation concerning children; (b) Apply them in all political, judicial and administrative decisions, as well as in projects, programmes and services, that have an impact on all children;