CRC/C/15/Add.119 page 4 19. The Committee encourages the State party to consider a systematic approach, involving NGOs and civil society in general throughout all stages of the implementation of the Convention, including policy-making. Furthermore, the Committee recommends that the State party provide the necessary support to NGOs to facilitate and accelerate the registration process. Training/dissemination of the Convention (art. 42) 20. The Committee notes the low level of awareness of the Convention amongst the general public, including children, and professionals working with children. The Committee is concerned that the State party is not undertaking adequate dissemination and awareness-raising activities in a systematic and targeted manner. 21. In this regard, the Committee recommends that the State party develop an ongoing programme for the dissemination of information regarding the implementation of the Convention among children and parents, civil society and all sectors and levels of government. The Committee encourages the State party to pursue efforts to promote children’s rights education in the country, including initiatives to reach the most vulnerable groups. Moreover, the Committee recommends that the State party strengthen its efforts and develop systematic and ongoing training programmes on the provisions of the Convention for all professional groups working with children (i.e. judges, lawyers, law enforcement officials, civil servants, 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, inter alia, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and UNICEF in this regard. D.2. Definition of the child 22. The Committee is concerned about the disparities existing in legislation relating to minimum-age requirements, such as the minimum age for admission to employment (e.g. under the Civil Code and the 1996 Rights of the Child Act). 23. The Committee recommends that the State party review its legislation with a view to ensuring that age limits conform to the principles and provisions of the Convention, and that it make greater efforts to enforce those minimum-age requirements. D.3. General principles The right to non-discrimination (art. 2) 24. Noting that discrimination is prohibited under the law, the Committee, in line with the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (A/52/38/Rev.1), the Human Rights Committee (CCPR/C/79/Add.100) and the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (E/C.12/1/Add.39), is concerned that de facto discrimination on the grounds of gender persists. Moreover, the Committee is concerned at the discrepancies in the enjoyment of rights