CRC/C/CYP/CO/3-4 16. Emphasizing articles 2, 3, 4 and 6 of the Convention, the Committee reiterates its previous recommendation (CRC/C/15/Add.205, para. 16) to the State party that the State party pay particular attention to the full implementation of article 4 of the Convention by prioritizing budgetary allocations for the implementation of the economic, social and cultural rights of children, in particular those belonging to economically disadvantaged groups, “to the maximum extent of … available resources”. Furthermore, it recommends that the State party specify the amount and proportion of the State budget spent through public and private institutions or organizations for the implementation of children’s rights, in order to allow evaluations on the impact and effect of such expenditures in relation to the accessibility, quality and effectiveness of such services for children in the different sectors. Data collection 17. The Committee remains deeply concerned that the State party has no centralized national registry for the collection of data, with individual ministries and services implementing separate data collection systems which are not interlinked or coordinated. In this context, the Committee is also concerned at the severe lack of disaggregated data with regard to, inter alia, urban/rural residence, membership of minority group, ethnicity, religion and disability. 18. The Committee urges the State party to expeditiously take measures to establish a comprehensive system for data collection, analysis and monitoring, with data that is disaggregated by age, gender, ethnicity, geographic region and socioeconomic background. In doing so, it particularly recommends that the State party undertake a review of its existing data collection systems with a view to using the findings thereof for the establishment of a centralized comprehensive system for the collection of disaggregated statistics and other information on a regular basis, as well as develop child-specific rights indicators. Dissemination and awareness-raising 19. The Committee notes as positive awareness-raising activities undertaken by the State party to disseminate the Convention through engaging with youth organizations and children in schools, including with regard to the publication of the Citizen’s Charter for Children in 2007, the annual Children’s Week in November and the mandate of the recently established Commissioner for the Protection of Children’s Rights. However, the Committee remains concerned that general awareness of the existence and importance of the Convention remains low. It also notes with concern that, notwithstanding the mandate for disseminating information on and raising awareness of child rights, the Commissioner has inadequate funds and resources for effectively conducting that work. 20. The Committee recommends that the State party takes prompt measures to include mandatory modules on human rights and the Convention in its school curriculum and training programmes for all professionals working with or for children, particularly in rural areas and in situations concerning asylum seekers, refugees and internally displaced persons. The Committee further recommends that the State party increase the resources allocated for disseminating information on and raising awareness of the Convention, including by strengthening media engagement in a child-friendly manner, in particular through greater use of the press, radio, television, the Internet and other media, and the active involvement of children in public outreach activities. 4

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