Page 71        Basic and good quality social services (health, water, electricity, sanitation of the environment School enrolment Access to citizenship Legal protection Communication links Social integration Socio-professional and economic integration and reintegration 2. Measures to Promote the Rights of Marginalized Populations and other Vulnerable Persons In Cameroon, the Ministry of Social Affairs is in charge of promoting and protecting the rights of marginal populations. However, the other components of Government also contribute to the realization of these goals by way of legal protection and improving their living conditions, while preserving their cultural identity. Activities to promote and protect the rights of these people are broken down into two main areas - institutional and socioeconomic, as follows: 1. At the Institutional Level - There is Cameroon‟s 18 January 1996 Constitution, which recognizes equal rights and duties for all citizens. Article 64 of its preamble (which is part and parcel of the Constitution) stipulates that “The State shall ensure the protection of minorities and shall preserve the rights of indigenous populations in accordance with law”. - In 1984, Cameroon unreservedly ratified the International Pact on Civic and Political Rights; - As part of its responsibilities to combat social exclusion and draw up programmes for the protection and promotion of the fundamental human rights of marginal populations, MINAS is engaged in the following:  Promoting citizenship and participation in society by the Bakas and Mbororos, through issuance of 1,000 birth certificates for the children of those communities;  Pursuing development support actions with the help of the project to assist the economic and social development of the Bakas (PADES Baka)