or the midwife in accordance with the legal provisions in force. It provides entitlement for an authentic document known as birth certificate. 381. According to the data from MICS4 survey conducted in 2010, 78% of children under at least five (5) years of age were registered at the birth and death registry. 382. The 2012 child protection monitoring chart derived from data collection on children’s situation in Togo reveals that 166,953 births were registered throughout the country, of which 131,883 were declared within the 45-day period during that year, representing 50.1% for girls and 49.9% for boys. 383. Although the study is not exhaustive, this situation attests to the persistant difficulties associated with the registration of births in the country. In order to diagnose these difficulties, a study was ordered by the Ministry for Children’s Protection in 2012, which showed a number of problems relating to the registration of children. Some of these problems include, the remoteness of birth and death centres, the unavailability of inputs, in particular the birth and death registers, the competence of the civil registry officials and the issue of their remuneration, 384. To address these bottlenecks in children’s registration, capacity building activities for birth and death registrars was organised in the most affected areas, together with the ministry responsible for birth and death registrations with the support of the United Nations Children’s Fund. These registrars were also provided with vehicles to facilitate their movement to remote areas of birth and death registries for the registration of children. 4- Protection of people with disabilities and Older Persons. 385. The protection of these persons is stipulated in Article 33 of the Constitution which makes it mandatory for the government to take or cause measures to be taken for both people with disabilities and older persons to protect them against social injustices. 386. In keeping with this obligation, a certain number of measures have been taken by the Government to improve the living conditions of the older persons, including: - The development and validation of the national policy for the protection of older persons and its strategic plan, the adoption of which is underway; - Drafting and validation of the draft law for the protection and improvement of the living conditions of older persons; - Gradual establishment of recreational and leisure centres for older persons in the country’s regional capitals. 113