CRC/C/GEO/CO/3 page 4 14. The Committee urges the State party to take the necessary measures to establish an independent complaint mechanism that is easily accessible to and user-friendly for all children, to deal with complaints of violations of their rights and to provide remedies for such violations. Data collection 15. The Committee, while noting that the State Department for Statistics under the Ministry of Economic Development is responsible for comprehensive data collection, remains concerned that the lack of reliable statistics on children are hampering effective follow-up or evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The Committee is particularly concerned that disaggregated data and analytic information in important areas of the Convention are not available such as on children with disabilities, refugee and internally displaced children, child abuse and neglect, children who are victims of sexual exploitation, including prostitution, pornography and trafficking, substance abuse and children working and/or living in streets. 16. The Committee reiterates its recommendation that the State party continue and strengthen its efforts to develop a comprehensive system of collection of data on the implementation of the Convention. The data should cover all children below the age of 18 years and be disaggregated by sex, with particular attention to groups of children who are in need of special protection. The Committee encourages the State party to further its cooperation with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in this regard. Dissemination of the Convention and training 17. The Committee welcomes the efforts undertaken by the State party, with the support of UNICEF, to increase the awareness of the Convention, by, inter alia, including the principles and provisions of the Convention in the National Curriculum as part of civic education, and ensuring that all judges involved in criminal proceedings involving minors are specially trained in child rights. However, the Committee remains concerned that systematic training is still lacking for all professionals working with and for children, in particular on the duties and responsibilities stemming from the Convention. 18. The Committee encourages the State party to continue to strengthen its efforts to provide adequate and systematic training and/or sensitisation on children’s rights of professional groups working with and for children, including law enforcement officials, as well as judges, lawyers, health personnel, teachers, social workers, school administrators and others as required. Cooperation with civil society 19. While noting the existence of an active civil society in Georgia, the Committee notes with regret that insufficient efforts have been made to support civil society as partners in the implementation of the Convention, and to involve non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the preparation of the third periodic report to the Committee.