translate English to French: In order to comply with the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the State has adopted the term “children and adolescents” in place of “minors”, as used in the various laws and programmes concerned with this sector of the population.
Afin de respecter les dispositions de la Convention relative aux droits de l'enfant, il a été décidé de parler d'«enfants et adolescents» au lieu de «mineurs» dans les lois et programmes en faveur de ce groupe de population.