A/HRC/19/27 and Minority Rights, including through an adequate allocation of human and financial resources. The Committee also recommended that it accelerate the implementation of the National Plan for Housing of Roma adopted in 2009. The Committee encouraged the State party to intensify its efforts to prevent and combat racial discrimination against Roma, Ashkali and Egyptians.13 45. In reviewing the report submitted by Norway, the Committee recommended that the State party take active measures to prevent discrimination against the Roma and Romani/Tater communities, in particular regarding their access to public places, housing and employment, and allocate additional resources to find appropriate solutions for integrating children from Roma communities, especially those from travelling families, into the educational system.14 46. Regarding the report submitted by Spain, the Committee recommended that the State party continue its efforts to improve the situation of Gypsies and to integrate them into Spanish society and, in particular, that it adopt measures to improve the situation of Gypsy women and girls.15 47. In its concluding observations regarding the Republic of Moldova, the Committee recommended that the State party improve its data-collection system on the groups covered by the Convention so as to better evaluate the situation regarding the different minority groups in the State party, determine the extent of manifestations of racial discrimination and assess the efficacy of integration policies, respecting the right to self-identification.16 48. Regarding the report submitted by Armenia, the Committee requested the State party, on the basis of the census to be held in 2011 and with respect to the principle of selfidentification, to include in its next periodic report up-to-date data on the composition of its population, including Assyrians, Azeris, Roma and other small ethnic groups. The Committee also requested data on women from those groups.17 49. Regarding the report submitted by Ireland, the Committee recommended that the State party continue to engage with the Traveller community and work concretely towards recognizing Travellers as an ethnic group. It also recommended that the State party adopt affirmative action programmes that seek to improve the representation of Travellers in political institutions.18 50. In its concluding observations on the report of Lithuania (CERD/C/LTU/CO/4-5), the Committee recommended that the State party strengthen its policies and programmes for the integration of minority groups, in particular the integration of Roma into Lithuanian society.19 51. With regard to the reports submitted by Bolivia (Plurinational State of), the Committee urged the State party to adopt mechanisms to ensure the participation of AfroBolivian communities in the design and approval of public policies and norms and in the implementation of projects affecting them. 20 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 CERD/C/SRB/CO/1, paras. 9, 14 and 16. CERD/C/NOR/CO/120, para. 20. CERD/C/ESP/CO/18-20, para. 16. CERD/C/MDA/CO/8-9, para. 8. CERD/C/ARM/CO/5-6, para. 10. CERD/C/IRL/CO/3-4, paras. 12 and 14. CERD/C/LTU/CO/4-5, para. 17. CERD/C/BOL/17-20, para. 14. 11