CRC/C/TJK/CO/2 Coordination 10. While welcoming different measures taken by the State party for coordinating the implementation of the Convention, in particular the establishment of the Commission on the Rights of the Child, the Committee however regrets the lack of administrative coordination and cooperation among the different government agencies responsible for the implementation of the Convention at the central and local levels as well as the lack of human, technical and financial resources. 11. The Committee recommends that the State party strengthen the coordination mechanism by developing coordination and evaluation at all levels of the administration, including interregional and inter-ministerial level coordination. The Committee also recommends that the State party provide the Commission on the Rights of the Child with appropriate rank and mandate as well as adequate human, financial and technical resources. Independent monitoring 12. The Committee welcomes the establishment of the Human Rights Ombudsman Institution in 2009 and notes that the Ombudsman is empowered to investigate complaints from all citizens, including children, and act on his or her own initiative. The Committee is however concerned that the specific interests of children may not be sufficiently addressed by this Institution due to its general mandate. 13. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Ensure that the structure and functions of the Human Rights Ombudsman Institution are fully in line with the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (the Paris Principles, General Assembly resolution 48/134, annex), taking into account the Committee’s 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 ; (b) Provide the Human Rights Ombudsman Institution with adequate financial, technical, human and material resources to carry out its mandate; (c) Consider establishing a Children’s Rights Ombudsman with a high level position, to monitor the implementation of the Convention at the national and local levels, in particular ensuring that the mechanism is accessible to children, empowered to receive and investigate complaints of violations of child rights in a child-sensitive manner, and equipped with the human, financial and technical resources necessary to address them effectively. National Plan of Action 14. The Committee welcomes the National Plan of Action for Children for 2003-2010 adopted in 2003, and the Commission on the Rights of the Child, which coordinates the implementation of the Action Plan, however it regrets that there is no mechanism to follow up and evaluate its implementation, which is also hampered by lack of resources. 15. The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that the National Plan of Action for Children covers all areas of the Convention and take into account the outcome document, “A World Fit for Children”, of the 2002 United Nations General Assembly special session on children, and its Mid-Term Review in 2007. It further recommends that the Commission on the Rights of the Child, charged with coordinating the implementation of the National Plan of Action for Children, be allocated sufficient human and financial resources to fulfil its mandate. The 3