CRC/C/PRY/CO/3 (b) Ensure transparent and participatory budgeting through public dialogue and participation, especially that of children; (c) Utilize an approach based on the rights of the child in the elaboration of the State budget by implementing a tracking system for the allocation and the use of resources for children throughout the budget, thus ensuring the visibility of the investment in children. The Committee also urges that this tracking system be used for impact assessments on how investments in any sector may serve “the best interests of the child”, ensuring that the differential impact of such investment on girls and boys is measured; (d) Define strategic budgetary lines for those situations that may require affirmative social measures (such as birth registration, indigenous children education, violence against children) and make sure that those budgetary lines are protected even in situations of economic crisis, natural disasters or other emergencies; (e) When possible, follow United Nations recommendations to start budgeting by result to monitor and assess the effectiveness of resource allocation and, if necessary, seek international cooperation to this effect from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Development Programme and other stakeholders as is being provided to other State parties in the region; and (f) Take into account the Committee’s recommendations following its 2007 day of general discussion on “Resources for the Rights of the Child – Responsibility of States”. Data collection 18. The Committee notes the efforts made by the State party to further improve data collection mechanisms, particularly through collaboration between the State party and relevant organizations. However, it is concerned that the State party lacks a fully developed information system to produce, on a regular and timely basis, the statistics needed to draft and monitor public policy in the social sectors and that a variety of agencies and institutions generate data in an uncoordinated way. Furthermore, the Committee is particularly concerned that reliable, disaggregated data are not available on important areas of the Convention, such as birth certificates, child abuse, child labour, children in street situations and children deprived of their liberty. 19. The Committee, in line with its previous recommendations, urges the State party to strengthen its efforts to develop a comprehensive system of collection of data on the implementation of the Convention through the establishment of a national statistics system. The data should cover all children below the age of 18 years and be disaggregated by sex, age and other relevant indicators. The Committee further recommends that the State party use that data for effectively monitoring and evaluating progress achieved in the implementation of the Convention and make possible the drafting and enactment of pertinent public policies. Dissemination of the Convention and training 20. The Committee welcomes the initiatives carried out to disseminate the Convention in the State party, in particular the work done with the media, including the news agency for children’s rights, thematic training for journalists and media campaigns. However, it reiterates its concern about the insufficient dissemination of the Convention by governmental agencies, in particular in rural areas and among indigenous children. It is also concerned that efforts have not yet generated adequate awareness among professionals working with and for children and among the general public. The Committee is particularly 5