CRC/C/15/Add.93 page 2 4. The Committee notes with appreciation the enactment of the new Constitution (August 1998), which includes provisions for the promotion and protection of human rights, including the rights of the child. 5. The Committee welcomes the measures taken by the State party to include the teaching of the Convention in the school curricula and for the establishment of bilingual education programmes for indigenous children. 6. The Committee notes with appreciation the establishment of the “Alcaldes Defensores de los Niños” programme (City Mayors for the Defence of Children). 7. The Committee welcomes the implementation of international cooperation programmes to facilitate the full implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, especially in the field of human rights training. Additionally, it welcomes the willingness of the State party to engage in further technical cooperation in the field of the right to development. 8. The Committee also welcomes the accession (1995) of the State party to the Hague Convention of 1993 on the Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption and to ILO Convention No. 169 concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples. C. Factors and difficulties impeding the implementation of the Convention 9. The Committee notes that natural disasters, in particular the climatological phenomenon known as “El Niño”, have had a negative impact on the most vulnerable sectors of the population, including children, especially owing to the damage caused in the agriculture sector and to infrastructure. 10. The Committee also notes the negative impact on children of economic factors such as structural adjustment and external debt. 11. The Committee notes that widespread poverty, longstanding socio-economic disparities and uneven land distribution within the State party affect the most vulnerable groups, including children, and hamper the enjoyment of the rights of the child in the State party. D. Principal subjects of concern and Committee recommendations 12. While the Committee notes the enactment of the Children's Code (1992) and of the recent constitutional reform, it remains concerned that disparities still exist between the principles and provisions of the Convention and domestic legislation. The Committee recommends the State party take all appropriate measures to facilitate the process of full harmonization of domestic legislation with the principles and provisions of the Convention, especially taking into account the holistic nature of this treaty. 13. The Committee expresses its concern at the lack of adequate coordination between various governmental entities dealing with children issues, both at the national and local levels. The Committee recommends that the State party take further steps to reinforce, within the framework of the National Plan for