CRC/C/15/Add.180 page 7 30. The Committee requests that specific information be included in the next periodic report on the measures and programmes relevant to the Convention on the Rights of the Child undertaken by the State party to follow up on the Declaration and Programme of Action adopted at the 2001 World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, and taking account of general comment No. 1 on article 29 (1) of the Convention (aims of education). Respect for the views of the child 31. Noting the provisions which allow the child to be heard, the Committee is concerned that judges or other decision-making bodies have too much discretionary power in that regard. 32. In light of article 12, the Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Make sure that all children mature enough to express their views are heard in all judicial and administrative procedures affecting them; and (b) Undertake campaigns to make parents, professionals working with and for children and the public at large aware that children have the right to be heard and to have their views taken seriously. 3. Civil rights and freedoms 33. The Committee notes with concern that the implementation of articles 13, 15 and 17 is limited. 34. The Committee recommends that the State party guarantee to all children the full implementation of the rights to freedom of expression, freedom of association and peaceful assembly and access to appropriate information, recognized in articles 13, 15 and 17 of the Convention. 4. Family environment and alternative care Parental responsibilities 35. The Committee notes with deep concern the spreading phenomenon of family disintegration in Belarus, including the high rate of divorce, the growing number of single-parent families and cases of parental neglect. While noting that the State party is taking some measures to strengthen families such as the Law on Allowances to Families with Children of 1 April 2002, it expresses its concern that there is no coordination between public agencies dealing with family-oriented policies, including the implementation of a poverty reduction strategy, very little preventive action, and that professional social workers are not trained enough to deal with dysfunctional families. 36. In light of article 18 of the Convention, the Committee recommends that the State party: