sodomy, sexual harassment, incest, female genital mutilation, child abuse and trafficking, outlining offences against women in a clearer manner than before and introducing new offences such as sexual harassment, abuse and trafficking, with stiff punishments entrenched. Nevertheless, the Committee observes that the strategies and the action plan undertaken by the State Party are not widely publicized or known to the majority of its citizens. Consequently, it is urged that Tanzania should, as a matter of urgency, design and implement advocacy measures for publicizing the legislative and policy steps, to curb these harmful traditional practices, in consonance with Article 21 of the ACRWC. Registration of births The State Party has reported that there is currently growing awareness of the importance of prompt birth registration. It has further reported that there are key constraints to birth registration in the Mainland, including a lack of public awareness of the importance of birth registration and the process by which births are registered, as well as significant cost implications for services that is ostensibly free. Other factors include the Registrar General’s office lack of capacity, equipment and materials necessary to make the system work; and there is lack of policy and legislative mandate to ensure accountability and coordination. In addition there is lack of law enforcement to make the registration compulsory. The Committee observes that there is lack of the enforcement mechanisms to ensure smooth and effective birth and death registration and also that there is no mechanism to ensure birth and death registration free for those who cannot register and get the respective certificates. The Committee urges the State Party to take urgent measures to redress this situation by ensuring the availability of all the requisite measures and equipment to facilitate compulsory birth registration, as provided under Article 6 of the ACRWC. 9