CRC/C/TJK/CO/2 (a) The establishment of the Commission on the Rights of the Child in 2001, which includes members of the civil society as well as youth groups and the establishment of Child Rights Departments at district level in 2003; (b) The adoption of the National Programmes and strategies related to health, including on HIV AIDS in 2000 and education of children in 2002; (c) The adoption of the Law on equality between men and women in 2005 and the National Programme for the period of 2001-2010 in 2001; (d) The amendment of sections 130 on Human Trafficking and 167 on Trafficking of children of the Criminal Code in 2004; the amendment in section 89 of the Criminal Code, ensuring lighter penalties for children who committed a crime for the first time in 2004; the adoption of the new law against human trafficking in 2004. C. Factors and difficulties impeding the implementation of the Convention 5. The Committee notes that the State party has faced consequences of civil war and serious economic and social challenges during the recent years, including, the impact of the global economic crisis, widespread poverty and corruption, which had an especially severe impact on children. D Main areas of concern and recommendations 1. General measures of implementation (arts. 4, 42 and 44, para. 6 of the Convention) The Committee’s previous recommendations 6. While noting the State party’s efforts to implement the concluding observations on the State party’s previous report (CRC/C/15/Add.136), the Committee however regrets that some of the concerns and recommendations contained therein have not been adequately addressed or implemented. 7. The Committee urges the State party to take all necessary measures to address those recommendations from the concluding observations on the initial report that have not – or not sufficiently – been implemented, in particular, those related, inter alia, to increased budgetary allocation, collection of data concerning persons under the age of 18, prevention of institutionalization of children and violence against children, improvement of health services and inclusive education, prohibition of child labour and development of juvenile justice system. Legislation 8. While noting that the State party has adopted additional legislative and administrative measures relating to children’s rights, the Committee however remains concerned that the national legislation does not adequately address all the provisions enshrined in the Convention. 9. The Committee recommends that the State party carefully examine the existing legislative and other measures, with a view to amending the current legislations or enacting new legislation to cover all provisions enshrined in the Convention. 2