CRC/C/15/Add.124 page 4 conflict with the law; children of single-parent families; child victims of abuse, including sexual abuse; children living and/or working on the streets; internally displaced children; and children affected by armed conflicts, especially those in South Ossetia and Abhkazia, particularly in the Gali district. The Committee takes note of the State party’s request for technical assistance in this regard and encourages it to follow up with, among others, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and UNICEF. Independent monitoring structures 16. While the Committee notes the establishment of the Office of the Public Human Rights Defender to examine complaints of violation of human rights, it is concerned that insufficient efforts have been made to ensure that this complaint mechanism is easily accessible and available to children whose rights have been violated. Concern is also expressed that the post of Public Defender has remained vacant for several months and that insufficient resources have been allocated for the effective functioning of the Office of the Public Defender. 17. The Committee suggests that the State party take all appropriate measures to ensure that its independent complaints mechanisms are easily accessible to and user-friendly for all children so that it may deal with complaints of violations of their rights and provide remedies for such violations. In this regard, the Committee suggests that the State party introduce an awareness-raising campaign to facilitate the effective use by children of such a mechanism. Further, the Committee recommends that the State party allocate adequate financial and human resources to ensure the effective functioning of the Office of the Public Defender in all regions of the country. The State party is encouraged to consider the early appointment of regional representatives in this regard. Allocation of budgetary resources 18. While the Committee notes that the civil and political unrest, the economic crisis and the structural adjustment programme have had adverse effects on social investment, it is concerned that in light of article 4 of the Convention, not enough attention has been paid to allocating budgetary resources in favour of children “to the maximum extent of … available resources”. Concern is also expressed at the widespread practices of tax evasion and corruption which are believed to have an effect on the level of resources available for the implementation of the Convention. 19. In light of articles 2, 3 and 6 of the Convention, the Committee encourages the State party to pay particular attention to the full implementation of article 4 of the Convention by prioritizing budgetary allocations to ensure implementation of the economic, social and cultural rights of children, to the maximum extent of available resources and, where needed, within the framework of international cooperation. The Committee recommends that the State party undertake all appropriate measures to improve its system of tax collection and reinforce its efforts to eradicate corruption.