17. In the State Party report, the State Party admitted the prevalence of deaths of children due to road accidents. The Committee appreciates the measures taken by the State Party to reduce accidents involving children. The Committee calls upon the State Party to strengthen its measures and to develop more rigorous safety standards for drivers as a way of protecting children’s right to life. Child Participation 18. The Committee commends the State Party for recognizing children’s right to freely express their opinion on issues that affect them and calls upon the Government of Mozambique to give due consideration to children in general and to a children’s parliament in particular by allocating the necessary budgets. The Committee further recommends the Government of Mozambique to take all the necessary measures to ensure the proper representation of children in court proceedings. D. Civil rights and freedoms The right to a name and a nationality 19. The Committee encourages the State Party to implement the African Children’s Charter by registering every child immediately after birth. The Government should harmonize its laws on birth registration in light of the provisions of the Charter and the principles included in the Committee’s General Comment No 2 on the scope of application of Article 6 of the Charter. E. Family Environment and Alternative Care Alternative care 20. During the constructive dialogue between the Committee and the delegation of the State Party, it was mentioned that there is a challenge in administering and regulating orphanagesand child care centres. Thus the Committee urges the State Party to develop and effectively implement norms and standards to cater for those children that are deprived of a family environment and to this effect the Committee urges the State Party to consult the UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children (2009). Adoption 21. The Committee commends the State Party for introducing domestic adoption under Decree 5/89. However, it is noted that this law is ambiguous in relation to inter-country adoption. Thus, the Committee recommends the State Party to make clarifications in the law in relation to inter-country adoption and to this 5