and the Administration of Estates Act. The Committee commends the State Party for establishing Children's Parliament and Junior's Council. Further, the Committee applauds the Government of Zimbabwe for allocating budget to the Children's Parliament through the National Youth Council. In addition the Committee appreciates the Government of Zimbabwe for holding child consultation during the preparation of the State Party's report to the Committee and the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. 19. In this regard, the Committee recommends the State Party to continue its support to the Children's Parliament and to take into consideration the views of the Children's Parliament in making decisions on policy matters that affect children. 20. Furthermore, the Committee recommends the State Party to establish and strengthen child friendly courts and procedures for child victims and witnesses; ensure that children are heard in civil judicial proceedings that affect them, including divorce, separation, and adoption; ensure that children have the opportunity to use broadcast media to communicate their own views; and set in place confidential reporting mechanisms for children who are victims of abuse and violence. While ensuring that children are exercising their freedom of expression, the Committee recommends the State Party to safeguard children from having access to pornographic and other images or videos that affect their psycho-social wellbeing. D. Civil Rights and Freedoms Name, Nationality, Identity and registration at birth 21. The Committee commends the State Party for recognizing the right to name and birth registration under its Constitution. Moreover, the Committee appreciates the measures of the State Party to ensure birth registration by decentralizing registration offices in all provinces and seventy two districts; establishment of registration offices in all major hospitals; computerizing vital registration events: and for setting mobile registrations in remote areas. However, the Committee has concerns on the very low and declining rate of birth registration and the existence of legal and administrative barriers on birth registration such as the requirement of birth confirmation records and death certificate if the mother is dead. 22. The Committee, therefore, recommends the Government of Zimbabwe to circumvent all legal and administrative barriers on access to birth registration through harmonization of the Births and Deaths Registration Act and other laws in line with the Constitution. In addition, the Committee recommends the State Party to conduct data