Besides, the three sessions of the Children's Parliament from 2012 to 2014 enabled 560 junior members of parliament from all social classes to express their views, through discussions with Members of Government in the form of oral questions on concerns related to the promotion and protection of the rights of the child in all areas. As a prelude to instituting the Children's Parliament, a study was conducted by the Government, with technical and financial support from UNICEF, to assess the achievements of this Parliament, with a view to improving on it. In addition, children are increasingly being assisted legally through defence lawyers, and adequate support from social workers. Mention could also be made of: - drafting a Guide for trainers and two Handbooks for members of Children’s Governments for a better comprehension of children's rights; - building the capacities of trainers and members of Children’s Government; - the signing of Decree No. 2012/268 of 11 June 2012 to re-organise the Ministry of Basic Education, which attributed to this Ministry the organisation and follow-up of activities of the Children’s Parliament and Children’s Governments. Finally, as regards means of expression for children, children’s municipal councils were created by the Government with the technical and financial support from UNICEF. Such bodies are still in the experimentation phase. The same is also true with the pilot experience of children’s fora, established in 2008 in some localities in the Centre Region, with support from the CSO, “Plan Cameroon”. It is equally noteworthy mentioning television and radio as well as magazines for children, such as “Jeunesse parlons-en”, “Carton Rouge”, “Planète enfants”, “100% jeunes” ("Youthfulness, let's talk about it”, “Red Card”, “Kids’ Planet”, “100% Young People”). Difficulties encountered in fully implementing the above-mentioned recommendations relate to: delays in the institutionalization of the Children's Parliament and Municipal Councils of children, shortage of the resources required for effective set up of children’s Governments and Municipal Councils; the virtual absence of platforms for dialogue between generations (parents-children). In order to remedy this, the following have been planned in the years to come: - institutionalisation of children's parliament and municipal councils through the enactment of a law; - allocation of resources necessary for the effective establishment of children’s Governments and municipal councils; - establishment of platforms for dialogue between generations (parents-children) and children's fora in communities; and - conducting an impact assessment study on the set up of the Children’s Parliament and Governments. c) Freedom of Association (Art.8) Thanks to Law No. 90/53 of 19 December 1990 on freedom of association a new trend of youth associations were formed. This is the same with the establishment in 2009 of the 16

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