385 In return, the government of Benin has submitted its written responses to observations which were received by the committee on August 10, 2006. The responses are appended to this report. With the progress in child rights' protection, several concerns raised by the committee were cleared, namely: the gap in statistical data, the weaknesses in the dissemination of principles and provisions of the convention, the lack of a pro-child national plan and issues related to ritual infanticide and corporal punishments.