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and financial resources allocated to KNACC, which does not allow it to effectively carry out
its work.
10. The Committee recommends that the State party take all necessary measures to
ensure that KNACC can pro-actively perform its role in coordinating and implementing
the rights of the child and that it is provided with sufficient human and financial
resources.
Independent monitoring mechanism
11. The Committee is concerned that no independent mechanism exists to monitor,
regularly evaluate and report on the implementation of the Convention.
12. The Committee recommends that the State party consider the establishment of a
national human rights institution, including the nomination of an ombudsperson for
Children provided with adequate human and financial resources to promote and
strengthen accessibility for children and to enable children to submit complaints. The
Committee refers the State party 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 State party is encouraged to seek technical assistance from,
among others, UNICEF and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights Regional Office in Suva, Fiji. The Committee encourages the State party
to involve non governmental organizations (NGO) in its ongoing efforts to monitor the
implementation of the Convention.
National Plan of Action
13. The Committee welcomes the adoption of the National Youth Policy and Action Plan in
2001 and the recent development of a National Plan of Action (2006-2008). The Committee
is concerned that inadequate resources have been allocated for the effective implementation
of the National Plan of Action.
14. The Committee recommends that the State party strengthen its efforts to adopt
and implement a National Plan of Action which covers all areas under the Convention
and takes into account the outcome document “A World Fit for Children” adopted by
the United Nations General Assembly at its special session on children held in May
2002.
Data collection
15. The Committee is concerned at the lack of systematic and comprehensive data
disaggregated by age and sex that would enable analysis of the situation of vulnerable groups
of children in the State party.
16. The Committee recommends that the State party take measures to develop a
systematic and comprehensive collection of disaggregated data, in compliance with the
Convention, which should be used for the development, implementation and monitoring
of policies and programmes for children.