CRC/C/FIN/CO/4 15. The Committee recommends that the State party raise awareness among the general public, especially children, about the different complaints procedures within national mechanisms and enhance the cooperation between the Parliamentary Ombudsman and the Ombudsman for Children. Drawing attention to its general comment No. 2 (2002) on the role of independent national human rights institutions in the promotion and protection of the rights of the child, the Committee also calls upon the State party to ensure that this national mechanism is provided with the necessary human, financial and technical resources to guarantee its independence, efficacy and accessibility. Allocation of resources 16. The Committee notes that municipalities enjoy extensive autonomy in providing and financing public services, and is concerned that this might lead to insufficient allocation of resources to services for children and adolescents by some municipalities resulting in regional and local disparities in resource allocation to children. In the light of the State party’s obligation under the Convention to fulfil the rights of children under its jurisdiction, the Committee regrets the lack of comprehensive national assessment, documentation and oversight, which leads to a weak system of control at national level. 17. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Provide municipalities with sufficient resources allocated specifically for ensuring the implementation of rights of children, taking into account resources available to each municipality; (b) Establish an effective monitoring of budget allocations for the needs of children in each municipality separately, ensuring appropriate levels of allocation; and (c) Introduce child budgeting (budget tracking from a child right’s perspective) with a view to monitoring budget allocations for children and take into account the Committee’s recommendations resulting from its 2007 day of general discussion on resources for the rights of the child – responsibility of States. Data collection 18. The Committee is concerned at the insufficient data available on the living conditions of children in vulnerable situations, including children affected by poverty, children with disabilities, minority/immigrant children and children in alternative care. It is also concerned at the limited statistics on abuse, neglect and violence against children and on services provided to them. 19. The Committee urges the State party to strengthen the statistical system and analysis on the implementation of the Convention, and to ensure that data is collected and used to inform policies and programmes in relation to poverty, violence, children with disabilities, minority/immigrant children and children deprived of a family. It recommends that the State party continue to strengthen its capacity for the systematic collection and analysis of data throughout its territory disaggregated by, inter alia, age, sex and ethnic background on all persons under the age of 18 on all areas covered by the Convention. Dissemination, awareness-raising and training 20. The Committee welcomes the information about the dissemination of the Convention and related training, which have been adopted as one of the objectives of the Government’s Policy Programme for the Wellbeing of Children, Youth and Families, and 4

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