CRC/C/15/Add.269 page 2 (c) The revised provisions (Ordinance No. 05-02 of 27 February 2005) of the Family Code (Code de la famille), which stipulate issues related to marriage and family life, including child custody. 4. The Committee also welcomes the ratification of or accession to: (a) The Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182) of the International Labour Organization (ILO), on 9 February 2001; (b) The Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction (1997), on 9 October 2001; (c) 8 July 2003; The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (1990), on (d) The Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (2000), 9 March 2004; and (e) The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (1990), on 21 April 2005. 5. In addition, the Committee notes with appreciation the establishment of new institutions aimed at protecting and promoting the rights of the child, such as: (a) The Office of the Head of Government’s Deputy Minister for the Family and the Status of Women to protect and advance the rights of children, in 2002; and (b) The National Commission to Combat Child Labour, in 2003. C. Factors and difficulties impeding the implementation of the Convention 6. The Committee acknowledges that the State party has experienced an exceptional cycle of political violence, including terrorism, which has claimed the lives of over 100,000 Algerians, including children, since 1992. This violence has had severe consequences on the overall development of human rights in the State party and traumatized many children, both physically and mentally. 7. In addition, the Committee acknowledges that natural catastrophes, such as the floods in 2001 and the earthquake in 2003, have given rise to a growing number of economic and social difficulties. The Committee also acknowledges the political and economic challenges faced by the State party in recent years, including the transition of the State party to a market economy.