Page 9 2008/377 of 12 November 2008 on the administrative organization of the Republic of Cameroon. The process of transforming the provinces into regions started gaining ground with the decentralization act of 9 July 2004. C. Policies and Programmes In Cameroon, the issue of the status of children is part and parcel of overall social development policy. The strategies stemming from the Government‟s policy aim at: - Improving the legal and institutional framework of child protection; Building stakeholder capacities; Improving knowledge on the status of children; Advocacy for taking children‟s rights into account in sectoral policy; Formulating strategies for full and harmonious development of children Reintegrating children in difficulty into families and schools; Social and vocational reintegration; Planning activities on combating child right violations; Raising awareness and mobilizing communities about child labour issues; Improving and enhancing legislation on Coordinating and monitoring activities on combating child trafficking. These major strategic areas were taken into account in the draft action plan on combating child labour, whose main obstacle is the lack of finances. In terms of technical cooperation and international assistance, Cameroon is in cooperation with: - The French Cooperation, with the Bi-Multi-OEV project The Belgian Cooperation, under the Baka Economic and Social Development Support Project (PADES/Baka) The Japanese Cooperation, in the basic education sector The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), as part of the national youth policy The International Labour Organization (ILO), for the implementation of the International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, for issues such as care for orphans and vulnerable children. Furthermore, a Cameroon/UNICEF cooperation programme on “Child Protection” is currently underway. It has two components, one on the legal and institutional framework and the other on special protection. These projects help in providing access by children, especially those vulnerable to violence, exploitation, abuse and discrimination to appropriate legal and protection services.