including providing for the strengthening of existing structures, better staff training and allocation of increased resources to relevant bodies. The Committee recommends that the State party request the support of UNICEF for this purpose. It is important to note that, even if in the Ivorian system there is no formal alternative to institutional care, such as foster families, abandoned children are entrusted to a member of the extended family or to a family in the community. In some cases, family meetings in communities decide on the foster care placement of the child. According to the DHS-MICS 2011-2012, only one in two children in Ivory Coast live with both parents (53%), while one in four children (21%) live with none of them: i.e. 20% while at least one parent is alive (16.1% of children live with neither of their parents while both are alive, and 3.7% while either parent is alive 2.5% of children do not live with their parents while their single mother is alive, 1.2%, while their father is alive only) and 1% when both parents are deceased. A third of households in Côte d'Ivoire and care for children who live with neither of their biological parent, whether these children are orphans or not (33%). Specifically, 30% of households are composed of children below 18 who do not live with their biological parents without being orphans. This phenomenon is more urban (33% of urban households, against 27% of rural households), and is less the result of the death of one and / or other of the parents but is rather due to the mobility of children outside the parental cell. 2% of households host double orphans and 12% single orphans. Family mobility of the children out of the parental cell while at least one parent alive increases with age and concerns more the girls' (22.8%) than boys (18.5%). As for the children living without any of their parents while both are alive: it concerns 6% of under 5 years, 17% for 5-9 years, 23% for 10-14 year olds and 29% for 15-17%), and 18% of girls against 15% of boys. The areas with the highest proportion of children in foster care while at least one parent is alive are the Centre (31%), East Central (24%) and South (23%). 13% of children living in Abidjan are in foster care while at least one parent is alive. Concerning orphans, 9% of children under 18 have lost at least one parent, while 1% of children have lost both parents. The proportion of fatherless children (6%) is twice as high as the motherless children (3%). The proportion of paternal and / or maternal orphans increases with age, reaching 20% of children aged 15-17. The placement dynamics outside the parental cell may correspond to strategies of education or training of children, but it can also adequately reflect the family or individual survival strategies. In any case, whether his/her parents are alive or not, a child growing outside the parental cell may be exposed to greater risk of neglect, discrimination, abuse, violence or exploitation. While waiting for this situation to be regulated and in order to avoid all forms of abuse and that foster placement professional networks are in place, the only formal action to support children deprived of their family environment remains the placement in a public or private institution, including care centres (for children 0-5 years) and orphanages (for children from 05 to 15 years), which are under the supervision of the Directorate for child protection. The care centre is a structure whose role is to provide assistance to children in physical and moral danger due to his/her family situation. It hosts children from 0-05 years who are maternal/paternal orphans, , abandoned children, children of incarcerated mothers, or detained in psychiatric home. In Côte d'Ivoire, there are 04 public care centres located in the cities of Abidjan, Dabou and Bouaké. An orphanage is an institution that hosts children from 05 to 15 years who are maternal and/or paternal orphans, with the view of promoting their education and social integration. There are two public orphanages located in the cities of Bingerville and Grand-Bassam. In addition, there is a public centre for children with behavioral disorders, who are hosted in a residential setting called the Educational Centre of the area 4c (Abidjan). It should equally be noted that there are a number of private religious settings or associations including the two SOS villages (Abobo and Aboisso), the Abel Centre of Grand-Bassam, the Centre Amigo RAPPORT INITIAL SUR LA MISE EN OEUVRE DE LA CHARTE AFRICAINE DES DROITS ET DU BIEN ÊTRE DE L'ENFANT 43