CRC/C/THA/CO/3-4 10. The Committee recommends that the State party withdraw its reservation concerning article 22 of the Convention and take all necessary measures to protect the rights and assist all asylum-seeking and refugee children in the country. Legislation 11. The Committee welcomes the adoption of several pieces of legislation in the area of child rights, mentioned in paragraph 4 of the present document, which contribute to the harmonization of national law with the principles and provisions of the Convention. It also welcomes the establishment of a Sub-committee under the National Child and Youth Commission with the aim of further revising the existing laws to be in conformity with the Constitution and the Convention. Nevertheless, the Committee is deeply concerned at the weakness and inadequacy in actual enforcement and implementation. It is particularly concerned that the Child Protection Act of 2003 has not since been reviewed and lacks implementation and guidelines on roles and responsibilities of various agencies from central to local levels. 12. The Committee recommends that the State party take measures to continue revising the existing laws to be in conformity with the principles and provisions of the Convention. It further urges the State party to take appropriate measures to ensure the full and effective implementation of its national legislation at all levels and to review the Child Protection Act of 2003 and provide clear guidelines for its implementation in order to better protect the rights of the child. Coordination 13. The Committee notes that the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (MSDHS) is the key agency responsible for coordinating and following up on the implementation of the Convention. The Committee regrets, however, that policies on child rights and their practical implementation are assigned to different agencies within the MSDHS and to numerous committees established under different Acts, thus creating fragmentation at the policy level and implementation bottlenecks from central to local levels. The Committee is further concerned that there is no comprehensive policy on child rights to guide the development of programmes and projects and their monitoring and evaluation systems. 14. The Committee recommends that the State party ensure better coordination among the various agencies and committees working on developing and implementing child rights policies, including those under the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security. The Committee further recommends that the State party designate a unit capable of providing leadership and effective general oversight for the monitoring of implementation and evaluation of activities on child rights, across sectoral ministries and from the central to local government levels. In that regard, the Committee recommends that the State party formulate a comprehensive policy on child rights to guide the development of programmes and projects and establish their monitoring and evaluation systems. National Plan of Action 15. The Committee, while noting the adoption of the National Child and Youth Development Plan for 2012-2016 and the National Agenda for Children and Adolescents in 2008, regrets the lack of information concerning the evaluation of the previous National Policy and Strategic Plan for Child Development 2007-2016 at mid-term. It is also concerned that the new Plan covers both children and youth up to the age of 25 years and does not provide adequate and well-focussed framework for the realization of children’s rights as set forth in the Convention. 3