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(b)
Most public assistance activities are carried out by NGOs without significant
support from the State party.
49.
The Committee recommends that the State party:
(a)
Implement measures to provide an alternative to the institutionalization of
disabled children;
(b)
Allocate the necessary resources for programmes and facilities for all
children with disabilities, especially those living in rural areas, and strengthen
community-based programmes to enable them to stay at home with their families;
(c)
In the light of the Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for
Persons with Disabilities (General Assembly resolution 48/96, annex) and the Committee’s
recommendations adopted at its day of general discussion on “The rights of children with
disabilities” (CRC/C/69, paras. 310-339), further encourage their integration into the
regular educational system and inclusion into society, including by providing special
training to teachers and by making schools more accessible.
Adolescent health
50.
The Committee reiterates the concerns expressed by the Committee on Economic Social
and Cultural Rights (E/C.12/1/Add.76, paras. 21 and 41) at tobacco smoking, drug abuse and
alcohol consumption, as well as at the decreasing but still high number of teenage pregnancies
and abortions.
51.
The Committee recommends that the State party undertake further measures,
including through the allocation of adequate human and financial resources, to evaluate
the effectiveness of training programmes in health education, in particular as regards
reproductive health and substance abuse, and to develop youth-sensitive and confidential
counselling, care and rehabilitation facilities that are accessible without parental consent
when this is in the best interests of the child.
Social security and standard of living
52.
The Committee notes that new financial benefits were introduced in 1995 under
Act No. 117/1995 Coll. regulating contributions and additional social care payments and that the
Elimination of Poverty and Social Exclusion Strategy is being implemented. However, the
Committee shares the concerns of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
(ibid., para. 10) that the inadequacy of the social safety nets during the restructuring and
privatization process has negatively affected the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural
rights, disproportionately affecting the most disadvantaged and marginalized groups.
53.
The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that the provisions of the
Convention are taken into account in the privatization process and that all children
residing on the territory of the State party equally enjoy social benefits.