mortality can equip State Parties to plan for better protection of children who are alive and those still to be born. 20. Failure to register deaths and the causes of death risk the lives of many more in the population, specifically in the instances where the death could be arise from communicable diseases. Cases of massive number of child deaths can easily occur in places where there are large settlements such as refugee or Internally Displaced Persons‟ camps, and even in respect of regular dwelling places such slum settlements. The significance of registering deaths and establishing the cause of death for purposes of sustaining life cannot be overemphasized. 4.4 21. Participation of children Owing to the interdependence and indivisibility of human rights in general and children‟s rights in particular, the Committee reiterates that the Charter considers some aspects of children participation as falling within the guiding principles for what constitutes the best interests of the child. The Committee is aware that it may be impossible to seek the child‟s views on administrative or judicial proceedings about his/her naming, birth registration or acquisition of nationality at the early stage of his/her life. Nevertheless it is a requirement of Article 4 (2) of the Charter to give the opportunity to the child to be heard and to take into consideration the child‟s views whenever he/she is capable of communicating them during judicial and administrative proceedings where issues relating to name, nationality or identity are at stake. Where necessary, taking into account the particular circumstances, he/she should be given legal or other representation in such proceedings. 22. In situations where a child has parents who are of different nationalities, the Committee recommends that children be given the right to hold both nationalities at least until the age of majority. In those countries where dual nationality of adults is not permitted, the child may then be afforded a prescribed period following majority within which to choose which nationality to hold. In this instance, States should take all appropriate measures to inform children on reaching majority that they need to make such a choice and of the procedures by which to do so. 9