k)-Human rights awareness-raising actions through the media Public and private media are called upon for the dissemination of human rights promotion and protection activities countrywide. Radio and television programmes on human rights are regularly broadcast. l)-Role of civil society Civil society, in collaboration with the authorities, implements public awareness programmes on human rights. m)-Budget allocations and developments in this area Budgetary resources are allocated each year to ministerial departments, institutions and other agencies and NGOs working in the area of human rights. n)-Cooperation and assistance in the development field The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UNDP, UNICEF, UNFPA and other technical partners provide assistance for the promotion and protection of human rights. D- Factors impeding the implementation of international human rights obligations Key challenges faced by the country for the full enjoyment of human rights include: - Lack of human and financial resources of human rights institutions and organizations; - Low level of specialization of human rights actors. E. Reporting process 1°)-Inter-ministerial committee in charge of drafting State reports on international human rights instruments The Government established an inter-ministerial committee in charge of drafting reports and monitoring the implementation of recommendations adopted by treaty bodies and the UPR. This committee includes all ministerial departments, the National Human Rights Commission and the Ombudsman. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Mauritania attends as an observer. 2°)-Transmission of reports to stakeholders before presentation to treaty bodies The State report, presented in accordance with the UPR process, was transmitted to parliamentary bodies for comments and observations prior to being submitted to the working group. This practice is applied for all reports to be presented to treaty bodies. 26