the Committee urges the State Party to speed up the establishment of the National Human Rights Commission and to provide a child sub-committee therein. 7. The State Party’s replies to the List of Issues indicate the various measures taken to support the National Orphans and Vulnerable Children Coordinating Committee (NOCC) and District Child Protection Teams (DCPT). However, there are reports that indicate the Government has not accorded legal standing to the NOCC and DCPT which in effect results in low budgetary allocation and lack of defined mandate. The Committee therefore recommends that the State Party takes necessary steps to clearly stipulate the mandate of the two organs; to allocate sufficient budget for their works; and to enhance their efficiency and independence. 8. The State Party Report states that ratified international and regional treaties and conventions are not binding unless they are domesticated by a national legislation. Considering this, the Committee encourages to domesticate all the international and regional instruments the State Party has ratified; and to enforce and give effect to the same. 9. The Committee notes with appreciation the measures the State Party is undertaking to overcome the difficulty in monitoring and evaluation of delivery of services and data management. The Committee further encourages the State Party to fortify its efforts in training human resource; allocating sufficient budget for monitoring and evaluation; and in looking assistance in this regard from non-governmental and UN agencies. 10. Moreover, the Committee encourages the Government of Lesotho to strengthen the collaboration and cooperation among various ministries and government organs working for children. The Committee also encourages the State Party to create an auspicious environment and to engage them in the implementation of the African Children’s Charter, the CPWA, as well as other legislations and policies for the realization of children’s rights. 11. While appreciating the efforts of the Government of Lesotho in distributing the CPWA and providing a child friendly version of the Act, the Committee recommends that the State Party translates the full text of the CPWA in Sesotho language; widely disseminates the African Children’s Charter and creates awareness on the Charter. B. Definition of a child 12. The Committee commends the State Party for adopting definition of the child consistent with the African Children’s Charter. The Committee also notes with concern that children aged 13 and above can engage in light works due to the increasing number of child headed families. It is the Committee’s recommendation that the Stare Party complies with international standard and raise the minimum age of employment. The State Party should devise other schemes such as grants and free services provisions for child headed families to support them. 3