the obligation to respect all the child’s rights under the Convention’. Therefore, the ACERWC recommends that the State Party develops clear guidelines on what the best interest of the child constitutes in line with internationally recognized standards and inform government actors and parents on what their role should be. The right to life, survival and development 16. The Committee appreciates the efforts undertaken by the Government to reduce child mortality rate in the State Party. However, despite the remarkable reduction, the Committee notes that child mortality rate is still high in Angola. In this regard, the Committee recommends that the State Party increases its efforts to further reduce child mortality by, among others, scaling up measures to avert preventable diseases through accelerated coverage of immunization programs, as well as increased participation of families and communities in protecting the health and wellbeing of children. With regard to further improving the situation of the right to life, survival and development of children, the Committee encourages the State Party to train skilled birth attendants and assign them in all provinces and regions of the State Party. 17. In addition, the Committee notes that nutrition crisis is becoming a big problem in the country, especially in the southern region, due to climate change and which has led to malnutrition of a large number of children. Access to safe drinking water in those areas has also become a challenge due to the non-operation of water points and has led to increase in water borne diseases. With a view to responding to the nutrition crisis in the southern region, the Committee urges the State Party to collaborate with partners and provide food assistance and make water points operational to prevent outbreak of deadly diseases such as cholera. The Committee recommends that the State Party undertakes measures to engage in Public Health Education campaigns to sensitise communities on hygiene and handling of water in an effort to reduce the incidence of water borne diseases. The further Committee also recommends that the Government of Angola undertakes measures such as sensitization to promote and ensure exclusive breast feeding for the first 6 month. The Committee recommends that the State Party increases access to nutrition and micronutrients by taking actions to improve dietary diversification, provide supplementation of micronutrients that are not part of the usual diet of children, and integrate nutrition programmes with agricultural programmes. Participation of the child 18. The Committee commends that there are various platforms such as child parliament exercises and the establishment of the National Children’s Institute (INAC) to facilitate the participation of children. The Committee recommends that the State Party allocates sufficient budget to allow these platforms operate in all provinces and also ensure their effective operation. 6