E/C.12/1995/6 page 5 22. With respect to education, the Committee recommends that the Government consider promoting the use of Sranan Tongo in schools and elsewhere and make efforts to preserve the native languages of indigenous groups. It further recommends that the Government undertake investigations into the phenomenon of school drop-outs. 23. The Committee recommends that information be collected on the nature and volume of activity in the informal sector, which may prove to be an important factor in the Government’s efforts to revive the national economy. Assistance may be sought in this regard from international agencies, including the UN Development Programme, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and other organizations involved in this area. 24. The Committee looks forward to receiving a more comprehensive second periodic report from the State party, updating the report itself and including also detailed information and relevant statistics on the questions raised but not fully addressed during the present session. -----