 Political commitment and combatting harmful socio-cultural practices to achieve MDG3. The strong political commitment demonstrated resulted in the implementation of a lending policy targeting women, the construction of the women’s national centre, the institutionalization of a 30% quota of women on decision-making bodies. It should therefore be noted that discussions are ongoing regarding the adoption of an individual and family Act and that freedom of expression continues to be encouraged:  a national gender policy (PNG) validated in December 2011 is being adopted;  a National strategy to combat gender-based violence (SNVBG) was validated and its action plan is currently being developed;  a National campaign to combat all forms of violence against women for the 2009-2013 period was implemented;  national legislation was revised to include provisions relating to the punishment of violence against women;  the establishment of an advocacy group on 14 December 2014 to ensure follow-up of SNVBG and PNG legislation; and  the establishment of an inter-ministerial committee on human trafficking. B. Rights of the child 1.1.Birth registration 304. According to Article 1 of the CDE, “a child means a human being below the age of 18 years, unless the laws applicable to the child recognize an earlier age of majority”. In Chad, the age of majority is 18 years. However, the birth registration rate in Chad is the lowest (15.6%). 305. To address the low birth registration rate, the Government adopted Act No. 008/PR/2013 of 10 May 2013 on the organization of the civil registry in the Republic of Chad. Article 10 of the Act stipulates that “declaration of birth and death is mandatory” and Article 12 specifies that “registration on civil status records shall be made free of charge. Issuance of the original documents is free of charge. Copies and extracts are subject to stamp duty.” 306. To this end, a pilot project on birth registration was launched in three regions (Batha, Guéra and Mandoul) with the technical and financial support of UNICEF and the European Union. This 23month pilot project was implemented by the Association pour la Promotion des Libertés Fondamentales au Tchad and helped to significantly improve data on birth registrations. 1.2.Children involved with armed forces and armed groups (EAFGA) 307. The exit process for children who were involved with armed groups and armed forces in Chad and placed in transitional support and reintegration facilities was completed in 2011 with the signing Page 66 sur 87