CRC/C/ARM/CO/3-4 9. The Committee recommends that the State party accelerate the adoption of legislative proposals in the area of children’s rights that are in full conformity with the Convention, and urges the State party to ensure that the laws are fully and effectively implemented and include enforcement mechanisms. Comprehensive policy and strategy 10. The Committee notes the adoption of the National Programme for the Protection of Children’s Rights for 2013-2016 and many other strategies and plans covering different areas of the Convention. However, the Committee regrets that the programme and strategies lack adequate financial resources and mostly rely on funding by international organizations. It also regrets that there is no regular assessment of progress under such programmes and strategies. 11. The Committee urges the State party to provide all the necessary human, technical and financial resources for an effective implementation of the National Programme for the Protection of Children’s Rights and other strategies and plans in the area of children’s rights. It also recommends that the State party ensure regular assessment of the effectiveness of the National Programme and its implementation, as well as of other strategies and plans, in order to avoid any possible overlaps. Coordination 12. The Committee welcomes the establishment of the National Commission for the Protection of Children’s Rights in 2005 as a coordinating body. However, the Committee regrets that the Commission is not very effective in its coordinating role. It is also concerned that the intersectoral coordination among ministries and the agencies at regional and local levels is not adequate. 13. The Committee urges the State party to take the necessary measures to provide the Commission with the required authority and adequate human, technical and financial resources so that it can effectively coordinate actions for children’s rights among government entities as well as to improve intersectoral coordination among ministries, between national level institutions and those at regional and local levels, with particular attention to rural and the more disadvantaged areas. Allocation of resources 14. The Committee is concerned about the significant decrease in budget allocations, in particular in the areas of health and education (from 2.1 per cent in 2007 to 1.5 per cent in 2012 and from 3.2 per cent in 2010 to 2.5 per cent of GDP in 2012 respectively) and regrets the lack of information on a child rights based perspective in the budgeting process. 15. The Committee recalls its recommendations during its day of general discussion in 2007 on “Resources for the Rights of the Child - Responsibility of States”, and recommends that the State party: (a) Increase substantially the allocations in the areas of health and education to adequate levels; (b) Establish a budgeting process, which includes child rights perspective and specifies clear allocations to children in the relevant sectors and agencies, including specific indicators and a tracking system; (c) Establish mechanisms to monitor and evaluate the adequacy, efficacy and equitability of the distribution of resources allocated to the implementation of the Convention. 3