CRC/C/TLS/CO/1 page 3 11. The Committee recommends that the State party adopt a time-bound national plan of action for children, which should be rooted in the National Development Plan and the National Human Rights Action Plan, and cover in a comprehensive manner the rights of the child enshrined in the Convention, with due regard to the outcome document of the 2002 Special Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations “A World Fit for Children” and the “A World Fit for Children Plus 5 Declaration”. The Committee also recommends that the State party ensure a specific and adequate budget allocation as well as follow-up and evaluation mechanisms for the full implementation of the plan of action to regularly assess progress achieved and identify possible deficiencies. Coordination 12. As regards the implementation of the Convention, the Committee notes that the Office of the Human Rights Adviser coordinates national implementation measures by the National Division of Social Reinsertion of the Ministry of Social Solidarity and the Ministry of Education and Culture. The Committee also notes that the National Division of Social Reinsertion is in the process of elaborating an inter-agency approach. The Committee welcomes the intended establishment of a National Commission for the Rights of the Child, which will be charged with supporting the process of implementing child rights. 13. The Committee recommends that the State party strengthen coordination between the various governmental bodies and mechanisms involved in children's rights both at the national and local level, and entrust a single entity or intersectoral mechanism with the coordination of activities relating to the implementation of the Convention. The Committee recommends that the State party expedite its efforts to establish an effective National Commission for the Rights of the Child and entrust it with coordination both at the national and regional level. The Committee further recommends that the State party involve members of civil society, child rights experts and other professionals in the coordination and evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. Independent monitoring 14. The Committee welcomes the establishment of the Provedor de Direitos Humanos e Justiça, but regrets that no specific information on its role with regard to child rights has been provided. 15. The Committee recommends that an appropriately staffed and resourced section for child rights be established within the Office of the Provedor, which may receive, investigate and address complaints from children without the need for a guardian’s consent. The State party should ensure the functioning of this section, within the Office of the Provedor, as a fully independent monitoring mechanism, in accordance with the Principles relating to the status of National Human Rights Institutions (the “Paris Principles”) and taking into account the Committee’s general comment No. 2 (2002) on the role of independent national human rights institutions in the protection and promotion of the rights of the child (CRC/GC/2002/2). The structure of the section should be such as to enable children in all parts of the State party’s territory to avail themselves of its functions. Allocation of resources

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