In relation to why State Parties do not comply with their reporting obligations, it was presented that limited technical and financial resource, lack of political will, unavailability of a focal person to steer the reporting process, as well as having backlog of treaty reports are some of the reasons for non-reporting. Furthermore, the group presentations highlighted that the reason to enter into reservations could be inability to harmonize the Charter with domestic laws which is caused by lack of human and technical resources to undertake the harmonization process. Other reasons for reservations mentioned during the presentations include conflict between national and international law and lack of knowledge on the interpretation of the Charter. In response to the issue of the benefit of reporting to the ACERWC, the group presentations highlighted that reporting on the implementation of the Charter offers selfassessment and self-monitoring mechanism to States, enhances accountability of States to their people, and allows States to identify challenges and develop measures to tackle them. In addition, it was underlined that the concluding observations and recommendations by the ACERWC assist to improve implementation of the Charter and brings an opportunity to learn from best practices. Moreover, it was underscored that the constructive dialogue between the ACERWC and the technical people from the Government assists State Parties to devise solutions to the challenges that affect children directly and indirectly and also helps in developing policy on issues relating to children. The reporting also has political and economic advantages as it helps to project good image of the Countries. Concerning the involvement of stakeholders in the State Party reporting procedure, the reflections of the groups was that it assists States to prioritize their needs as per the report and also get help to improve the situation of children on the ground. Stakeholders might be able to assist States on the technical and financial resources which are lacking to fully implement the Charter. Stakeholders such as the Civil Society Organizations are wide spread on the ground and hence able to provide the much needed information on the situation of children in the Countries. Additionally, it was highlighted that the involvement of other stakeholders gives a sense of ownership to the process and helps to develop an impartial report. Finally, in addressing the issue of how reporting enhances the promotion of child rights, the group presentations mentioned that the feedback given by the ACERWC on the report helps State Parties to protect the rights of children and helps create awareness to the general population. It also serves as an advocacy tool in the protection of children as well as creating synergies, identifying what is missing, and determining what can be done to improve the status of children in the Country. It was further indicated that the State Party reporting mechanism echoes the fact that the protection of children is not the monopoly of a single Ministry in any Country. 9|Page