Page 13 - Adoption of act 98/004 of 14 April 1998 on guidelines for education in Cameroon, whose article 7 stipulates: “the State shall guarantee the child‟s right to education, without distinction of gender, political opinion, philosophy, or religious persuasion, and of social, linguistic or geographical origin”; - Adoption of child trafficking and antislavery act 2005/015 of 29/12/2005; - Adoption of procedural code 2005/007/ of 27 July 2005, which entered into force on 1 January 2007; - Decree 2004/320 of 8 December 2004 on institution by Government of several ministerial departments responsible for the rights of the child. These include the Ministry of Social Affairs (promotion of rights and social protection of the child); the Ministry of Basic Education (pre-school and primary); Ministry of Secondary Education (technical and general education); Ministry of Public Health (maternal and child health); Ministry of Women‟s promotion and Family Affairs (education on responsible parenthood and family welfare); Ministry of Youth (promotion of leisure and extra-curricular activities), etc.; - Finalization of the persons and family bill; - Adoption prior to the preliminary draft code on child protection, harmonizing various domestic legal systems with ratified international instruments. B. Other Measures Apart from the legal framework described above, both the Government of Cameroon and its partners have undertaken the following actions: - Adoption of a cooperation convention for another five-year (2008-2012) plan between Cameroon and UNICEF. The plan comprises five major programmes (basic education, child survival, child protection, social and partner policies, children and HIV/AIDS). The programme is built according to the rights approach and takes into account age cohorts. Ultimately, it will contribute to “creating an environment in which the rights of children to survival, development protection and participation are ensured”. The master plan of operations (MPO) for the plan was signed on 5 November 2002; - Adoption of act 97/009 of 10 January 1997 on combating torture; - Decree 2001/041 of 19 February 2001 on the organization of public schools and setting forth the duties of school officers, whose article 47 provides for the