B. Rights of the Child: Article 18 282. In line with its commitment to ensure the protection of the rights of the child, the government has established a protection mechanism that it is making efforts to develop at all times. Among the components of this mechanism, one can mention the formulation and adoption of the following policies, programmes and projects:  Health Development Plan (PDS);  2014-2024 Education and Training Sector Programme (PSEF);  National Civil Status Policy (PNE);  Framework Document on Child Protection and its Action Plan;  National Child Protection Programme;  Project on the Protection of Itinerant Children;  National Strategy for the Elimination of Child Marriages;  Communication Strategy for the Prevention of Risky Migration of Children from Kantché to Libya and Algeria;  Several Holistic and Community Programmes as part of efforts to eliminate child marriages, Promotion of School Attendance by the Girl Child and Combating Violence, Abuses and Child Exploitation;  Support and Social Reintegration Programme for Repentant Boko Haram Activists;  Capacity Building Programme for Child Protection Activists;  Strengthening of Institutional Framework through the building of several reception and support centres for vulnerable children;  National Action Plan for the Elimination of Child Labour;  Provision of support in 2018 by decentralized authorities of the M/PF/PE for 3951 children below 18 years who are victims of maltreatment, negligence, sexual violence, neglect, separated /unaccompanied children, child marriages and the worst forms of labour;  Annual Celebration of the International Day against Child Labour on 12 June;  Annual Celebration of the Day of the African Child on 16 June;  Formulation of a Journalists Guide on the Promotion and Development of the Rights of Children in the Media;  Teaching the Rights of Children in Schools. 283. Furthermore, it can also be noted that the government has ratified the Hague Convention on the International Adoption of Children through the promulgation of Law No. 2018-33 of 24 May 2018, authorizing the signing by Niger of the Convention on the Protection of Children and Cooperation in respect of Intercountry Adoption signed on 29 May 1993 in the Hague. 284. Additionally, capacity building was carried out for the benefit of child protection activists in the light of new challenges: itinerant children and children found in emergency situations. C. Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Article 18 285. Niger has made progress in the implementation of the rights of persons with disabilities since the last report. 65