CRC/C/SLV/CO/3-4 To this end, the State party should consider strengthening the General Statistics and Census Department of the Ministry of Economy (DIGESTYC) as well as providing the necessary human, technical and financial resources to the data collection and research activities carried out by the ISNA and the Secretariat of Social Inclusion, Dissemination, training and awareness-raising 23. The Committee notes the efforts made to further disseminate the Convention among professionals working with and for children as well as among the general public, especially children themselves. However, the Committee regrets that the previous concluding observations of the Committee were not sufficiently disseminated and that, despite the efforts in this respect, the level of awareness in the general population about the Convention is still low, and has not improved since the consideration of the last periodic report. 24. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Continue to strengthen its awareness-raising campaigns and ensure that such campaigns reach the rural and remote areas, including indigenous children; (b) Ensure that the Convention is included in school curricula throughout the whole education cycle; (c) Work closely with the media in respect of such dissemination and awareness-raising and encourage the media to develop child-oriented products to provide better coverage while respecting the rights of the child, and to promote children’s own participation in the media; (d) Continue to develop and strengthen ongoing training programmes on human rights, including children’s rights for all persons working with or for children, such as the UNICEF led “Training in Human Rights of Children and Adolescents” in the context of the Government Programme “Solidarity Network”. 2. Definition of the child (art. 1 of the Convention) 25. The Committee notes the formal distinction made in the State party between a child (under 12 years) and adolescent (between the ages of 12 and 18 years). The Committee reiterates its previous concern about the provisions in the Family Code still allowing marriage to be contracted by children as young as 14 years under certain conditions, i.e. when they have reached puberty, already have a child or if the girl is pregnant. 26. The Committee reiterates its recommendation that the State party set the minimum age for marriage for both girls and boys at 18 years. 3. General principles (arts. 2, 3, 6 and 12 of the Convention) Non-discrimination 27. The Committee regrets that, despite the State party’s efforts to combat racism and discrimination, discriminatory attitudes and social exclusion still affect some sections of the child population, and in particular adolescents, children with disabilities, girls, children living in rural and remote areas, indigenous children and children from economically excluded families. The Committee also notes the persistence of a traditional patriarchal conception of the family, which often results in girls being given subordinate and dangerous tasks, such as domestic service, which place them in a vulnerable situation and at risk of abuses. Furthermore, the Committee is also concerned that adolescents are often 6