CRC/C/15/Add.118 page 2 B. Positive aspects 3. The Committee is encouraged by the State party’s establishment of an Ombudsperson for children’s rights and notes the State party’s progress in reducing infant and maternal mortality in recent years and the progress made in raising significantly the levels of enrolment of children to primary school. 4. The Committee commends the State party for its efforts to support refugees from neighbouring countries and to protect the rights of children among the refugee communities. C. Factors and difficulties impeding the implementation of the Convention 5. The Committee recognizes the continuing economic and political transitions within the State party, the serious armed conflicts which have emerged repeatedly in neighbouring States, the imposition of international sanctions upon parts of the region and the associated economic difficulties which hinder the full implementation of the Convention. D. Principal subjects of concern, suggestions and recommendations D.1. General measures of implementation (arts. 4, 42 and 44, para. 6 of the Convention) Legislation 6. The Committee notes that, in accordance with article 118 of the Constitution, international agreements are incorporated in domestic legislation and are directly applicable. However, the Committee is concerned that the Constitution and other legislation, partly pre-dating the entry into force of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, do not appear to fully reflect the provisions and principles of the Convention. The Committee is concerned, further, that the Convention’s principles and provisions are not reflected in policy and administrative practice. 7. The Committee urges the State party to review its legislation and adopt appropriate amendments, to ensure conformity with the Convention. In addition, the Committee recommends that the State party make further efforts to ensure that the provisions and principles of the Convention are reflected, applied and enforced in State policy and administrative practices. Coordination/independent monitoring structures 8. The Committee is concerned that there is no mechanism responsible for the coordination and evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. 9. The Committee recommends that the State party allocate principal responsibility for the coordination and evaluation of implementation of the Convention to a single mechanism.