General Observations and Comments: The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child congratulates the Republic of Uganda for all the efforts made towards the protection of the rights of the child. However the Committee observes that the Charter is not very well known by the population in particular the authorities in charge of implementing these laws, teachers, health personnel, social workers and those in charge of children. To this end, the Committee recommends the State party to take all necessary arrangements to popularize the Charter across the whole country and if possible translating the Charter in national languages and to undertake the training of stakeholders regarding the Provisions of the Charter at a national level. The Committee observes that each year, the Human Rights Commission of Uganda publishes an Annual Report on the status of rights with a specific section on the violations of the rights and welfare of children. The Committee suggests that the data contained in this specific section be mentioned in the next reports. Finally the Committee recommends to the State party to grant a sufficient budget to the different programs and sectors related to the implementation of the rights and welfare of the child. The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child takes this opportunity to renew to the Government of the Republic of Uganda the assurance of its highest esteem. 9