SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ? ? ? ? ? Right to Development in the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (24/04/1989); World Summit on Sustainable Development (30/05/2003); African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (February 1990); Constitutive Act of the African Union (adopted July 2000); and Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women Beijing Plan of Action (02/02/1996). 21. Others are yet to be ratified, partly as a result of financial constraints and lengthy bureaucratic procedures. There is a general lack of awareness of such standards, and the ratification status of some could not be ascertained from implementing institutions and other official sources. The process of translating standards and codes into local laws is being pursued in a number of cases. The concern has been expressed that some implementing agencies are not well informed about the status of the treaties. ii. Findings of the CRM 22. Discussions during the CRM centred on the need to ratify the remaining standards and codes and fast-track the process of translating standards and codes into local laws. Stakeholders outside of the public sector overwhelmingly agree that the standards and codes are useful and appear to have achieved their intended objectives, particularly the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, the NEPAD Framework Document, and the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights. At the same time, they feel that greater sensitisation would be useful to inform ordinary citizens about the standards and codes, their nature and objectives, and the manner of their implementation. iii. Recommendations 23. The Panel recommends that the Government of Ghana: ? ? Ratify outstanding standards and codes and translate them into local laws. Sensitise ordinary citizens as to the standards and codes, their nature and objectives, and the manner of their implementation. 121