established in 2011. The CNLS-IST is the technical body responsible for the coordination, technical support, monitoring of all Anti-HIV/AIDS and STI activities carried out by the different stakeholders. The Permanent Secretariat is managed by a Permanent Secretary who is appointed by Decree by Council of Ministers. CHAPTER 2: DUTIES 281. Each individual living in Burkina Faso has duties towards the family and the society at large, towards the State and other legally recognised local authorities and to the International community. These duties are derived from international conventions, the Constitution and relevant laws and regulations in Burkina Faso. I. The duties of the individual towards the family and the society 282. Any individual in Burkina Faso has a moral duty towards his family. This duty is expressed by respect, solidarity, mutual assistance and assistance. The Criminal Code compels the father and mother to ensure the protection, supervision and the custody of minor children living under their roof, failing which sanctions will be applied in accordance with Article 406 of the Code with a penalty of between two months and one year and a fine of between 50.000 to 300.000 CFA francs or one of these penalties only : - - The father or the mother of the family who for no serious reason abandons the family residence for more than two months or avoids all or part of the moral or material obligations resultant from parental authority, guardianship, custody or from marriage. The timeline of two months cannot remain uninterrupted except by a return to the household involving the will to definitively come back to family life ; The husband, who, knowing that his wife is pregnant, voluntarily abandons her without any urgent cause for more than two months”. 283. The children in turn, are under an obligation to obey, submit to and respect their parents. Indeed, according to Article 508 of the Personal and Family Code, “at any age the child must honour and respect his/her father and mother and other descendants, including his uncles, aunts and an elder or enfranchised brothers and sisters”. 284. The duties of a citizen towards others are two-fold, legal and moral. Every citizen must first of all respect the rights of others which are the same as his rights. Thus, a citizen has a right to the respect of his privacy and must scrupulously respect that of others. Similarly, he must not prevent someone from freely expressing themselves on the basis of the supposed superiority of their own ideas. He must respect the freedom of others, testify about and provide them assistance. 285. But the duties of citizens towards one another are not limited to legal obligations and must be complemented by a moral dimension. Indeed, he must live as a citizen by demonstrating civil consciousness and civility. The attitude of citizens to one another is cardinal to make life bearable in the society. Politeness, respect and the ability to provide assistance to someone in difficulty are all cardinal factors for citizenship; the social connection established between an individual and the State. 286. Every individual has the duty to respect and consider his fellow beings without any discrimination and to maintain with them relations likely to promote, safeguard and strengthen respect and mutual tolerance. The duty of the individual towards society is also demonstrated by 70