the most vulnerable counties in the South East (Sinoe, Grand Kru, Maryland and Gbarpolu) are practicing ICCM outreach activities. d) Respect for the views of the child (Article 7) Article III Section 14.1 of the Children‟s Law provides, “Every child shall have the right to freedom of expression subject to the following:  Her or his evolving capacities;  Her or his best interests;  National security; or  Public order, public health or morals or the rights and freedoms of other people. “Every child shall, subject to hers or his evolving capacities have the right to seek, receive and impact information and ideas or otherwise express her or himself freely” The Children‟s Law also provides, „every school and local authority shall progressively facilitate the formation of children‟s clubs, and other forums for the expression of views of children to advance child rights enjoyment and social justice environmental management and other matters that may be in the interest of children”. e) Provision of information to children and promotion of their participation (Articles 4, 7 and 12) The Children‟s Law provides, “The Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism shall progressively work with the Ministry of Education to mobilize and provide information and technology for the development of knowledge and skills for children”. As efforts to implement this right, the Ministry of Gender and Development, in collaboration with the Child Protection Network, has established Children‟s clubs in some schools and communities. The ministry has also facilitated the establishment of County Children‟s Representative Forums (one in each of the 15 counties). Each county forum is composed of 20 members representing the administrative districts of the county (10 girls, 10 boys), while the National Children‟s Representative Forum is composed of 30 members (15 girls, 15 boys) representing the 15 counties of Liberia. The National Forum is headed by a speaker. Members of both structures are elected democratically for a period of two years. The key purpose of the forum is to ensure the participation of children in discussing issues affecting their wellbeing at. The organizations are effective in promoting and expressing the views of children. 12. In addition, States Parties are encouraged to provide relevant information on the application of these principles in the implementation of articles listed elsewhere in these guidelines. V. CIVIL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS 13. Under this section, States Parties are requested to provide relevant information, including the principal legislative, judicial, administrative or other measures in force; factors and difficulties encountered and progress achieved in implementing the relevant provisions of the Children's Charter and implementation priorities and specific goals for the future in respect of: a) Name, nationality, identity and Registration at birth (Article 6) Article III section 4.1 of the Children‟s Law provides, “Every child shall have a name that is not humiliating or degrading to the child except where these names are based on cultural and traditional practice”. Section 4.2“Every child shall have to have her identity preserved.” 5

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