CRC/C/15/Add.111 page 2 B. Positive aspects 3. The Committee appreciates the State party’s initiative of establishing an Ombudsman Office mandated to handle complaints by children whose rights have been violated. In this connection, the Committee notes the efforts of the Ombudsman to facilitate the ban on the use of corporal punishment in schools and to promote greater awareness among the police of the principles and provisions of the Convention. 4. The Committee notes that the Convention has been made available in English and French and that it has been translated by the State party into Bislama. 5. The Committee takes note of the efforts made by the State party in the area of primary health care services, which have improved the chances of survival and development for children. C. Factors and difficulties impeding the implementation of the Convention 6. The Committee acknowledges that the socio-economic, geographic and political difficulties facing the State party have impeded the full implementation of the Convention. In particular it notes the challenges faced by the State party in implementing adequate programmes and services for children in its dispersed island communities, some of which are isolated and very difficult to reach. The Committee acknowledges the vulnerability of the State party with respect to natural disasters such as cyclones, typhoons, tidal waves and flooding, and the challenges faced in this regard. The Committee further notes that the limited availability of human resources has also adversely affected the full implementation of the Convention. D. Subjects of concern and Committee recommendations D.1. General measures of implementation 7. The Committee expresses its concern that domestic legislation and customary law do not fully reflect the principles and provisions of the Convention. The Committee recommends that the State party undertake a review of its domestic legislation with a view to ensuring full conformity with the principles and provisions of the Convention. The Committee also recommends that the State party consider the enactment of a comprehensive children’s code. In this regard, the Committee further recommends that the State party seek technical assistance from, inter alia, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and UNICEF. 8. While the Committee notes that the State party has elaborated a proposal to establish a Children’s Office and a National Children’s Committee, it remains concerned that the proposal has not yet been implemented and that the modus operandi of the agencies has not been clearly articulated. The Committee strongly recommends that the State party undertake all necessary measures to ensure that the proposal is carried out as soon as possible and that adequate funding is allocated to ensure that the Office and the Committee are effectively established.