131. On article 9, the representative women who were married to foreigners children as the principle of double stated that there was no possibility to transmit their nationality to their nationality was not recognized. for 132. With regard to article 10, she drew the attention of members to a pilot project of the National Teaching Institute to encourage girls to attend school Grants were made available for secondary education. in rural areas. Furthermore, she mentioned the efforts to tackle the problem of early pregnancies through SOY education in schools. Regarding scholarships, she said that the discrepancy in the number of boys and of girls who had received them reflected the smaller representation of girls in higher education rather -than any discriminatory criteria in awarding the scholarships. 133. On article 11, the representative said that there was a need for a strategy to bring about equality for women. As regards the pension system, she said that although social security was not very efficient because of the high unemployment rate, women had rights equal to thoee of men, and in the ~-public sector they could also take maternity leave. Concerning wage she explained that women’s salari.es, because of women’s lower -discrepancies, -_levels, did not usually exaeed those of men, and were not indicative of any ~discrimination. .. 134. Under article 12, she noted that family planning was available throughout the country at the provincial level and that abortion was illegal, not least because of the fear of possible damage to women’s health through inexperienced The family planning policy, adopted health workers and poor health services. in 1966, was based on a brochure on information, education and communication, -which emphasised the importance of sex education for parenteand teenagers to limit the number of pregnancies. 135. On the issue of excision, she pointed out the practice consisted in undertaking research which information was disseminated to sensitize eduaation of midwives, she said that they were as hygienically as possible and that they were ‘136. With lpredominantly alcoholism ~d6termined the age of parents. that the strategy to eradicate and surveys, on the basis of the population. On the trained to perform each birth monitored. regard to article 16, the representative stated an urban phenomenon, the main reasons for and infidelity. She said that the new family It was assumed, a certain age for marriage. i6! mutual consent had to be supported by the that divorce was which were violence, code had not however, that prior approval of the to 137. Members congratulated the representative for the report as it demonstrated the political will of the Government to bring about change. They noted with appreciation the ratification of the Convention without reservation, the prompt submission of the report according to schedule, its frankness and the enthusiasm of its presentation. Furthermore, they expressed the hope that the second periodic report would describe in detail the measures taken to overcome tbe obstacles that had been so clearly identified. . -26-