CRC/C/MMR/CO/3-4 58. The Committee reiterates its recommendation (CRC/C/15/Add. 237, para. 47) that the State party undertake a review of its system of adoption with a view to ensuring that existing legislation on adoption, namely the 1993 Child Law and the 1939 Registration of Kittima Adoptions Act, is brought into compliance with the Convention. The Committee further recommends that the State party set up a monitoring mechanism to ensure that adoption procedures are in accordance with the Convention and are rigorously monitored, and that records are kept. The Committee also recommends that the State party ratify the 1993 Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in respect of Intercountry Adoption. Violence against children, including abuse and neglect 59. While noting that the 1993 Child Law contains various provisions on violence against children, the Committee remains concerned about the widespread violence against and abuse of children, and reiterates its concern (CRC/C/15/Add.237, para. 48) at the lack of appropriate measures, mechanisms and resources to prevent and combat domestic violence, including physical and sexual abuse and the neglect of children; the limited access to services for abused children; and the lack of data on the aforementioned. 60. The Committee recommends that the State party, taking into account the Committee’s general comment No. 13 (2011) on the right of the child to freedom from all forms of violence: (a) Prioritize the elimination of all forms of violence against children, including by ensuring the implementation of the recommendations of the United Nations study on violence against children (A/61/299), taking into account the outcome and recommendations of the Regional Consultations for South Asia (held in Islamabad, 19–20 May 2005), and paying particular attention to gender aspects; (b) Provide information concerning the implementation by the State party of the recommendations of the above-mentioned study in its next periodic report, particularly those highlighted by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children, namely: (i) The development in each State of a national comprehensive strategy to prevent and address all forms of violence against children; (ii) The introduction of an explicit national legal ban on all forms of violence against children in all settings; and (iii) The consolidation of a national system of data collection, analysis and dissemination, and a research agenda on violence against children; (c) Ensure that administrative measures reflect Government obligations to establish policies, programmes, monitoring and oversight systems required to protect the child from all forms of violence; and (d) Cooperate with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children and seek technical assistance, inter alia, from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Labour Office (ILO), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and NGO partners. 12