CRC/C/15/Add.259 page 5 Dissemination of the Convention 18. The Committee notes with appreciation the establishment of a Task Force for Popularizing the Convention and it is encouraged by the efforts of the State party, in collaboration with UNICEF, other international agencies and national and international non-governmental organizations, in disseminating information about the principles and provisions of the Convention, for example through publications, broadcast media and the training of professionals. Nevertheless, the Committee is concerned that the Convention is not disseminated at all levels of society. In addition, the Committee notes that the training and retraining of professionals working with, and for, children is not systematic but more on an ad hoc basis. 19. The Committee recommends that the State party continue to develop creative and child-friendly methods of promoting the Convention. It further encourages the State party to raise awareness of the Convention among children and adults in remote areas and to make the Convention available in at least the major languages and as much as possible in other indigenous and minority languages. The Committee further recommends systematic training of professional groups working with, and for, children, such as judges, lawyers, law enforcement personnel, teachers, school administrators and health personnel. With regard to the dissemination of the Convention, the Committee also recommends that the State party seek technical assistance from, among others, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and UNICEF. 2. General principles Non-discrimination 20. Notwithstanding the measures taken by the State party to eliminate discrimination against children, inter alia, through the implementation of the provisions of the Child and Youth Welfare Code (Presidential Decree No. 603), the Family Code and the Special Protection of Children against Child Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act and several programmes, such as the Third Elementary Education Programme, the Committee is concerned about discrimination faced by many children, in particular children living in poverty, children with disabilities, indigenous and minority children, including Muslim children living in Mindanao, migrant children, street children and children living in rural areas as well as children living in areas of conflict, as regards their access, inter alia, to social and health services and education. The Committee is particularly concerned about the de facto discrimination faced by girls in everyday life, which is often multiple discrimination based on their gender. The Committee finally reiterates its concern about the unequal status of children born out of wedlock, particularly with regard to their right to inherit and their discriminatory classification as “illegitimate”. 21. In the light of article 2 of the Convention, the Committee recommends that the State party increase its efforts to ensure effective implementation of existing laws guaranteeing the principle of non-discrimination and adopt a proactive and comprehensive strategy to eliminate all forms of discrimination, including forms of multiple discrimination, against all vulnerable groups of children. The Committee recommends that the State party pay particular attention to the equal status and full enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by girls. As regards children born out of wedlock, the Committee