CRC/C/ERI/CO/3 page 3 account the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. Furthermore, the State party should promote awareness of legislation, in particular among communities which continue to apply customary laws. Coordination 10. The Committee notes that an inter-ministerial Committee is responsible for coordination of policies and programmes and that offices of the Ministry of Labour and Human Welfare coordinate policies at the regional and sub-regional level. The Committee however remains concerned that national coordination of the implementation of the Convention is not sustained and regrets the lack of information on the mandate and resources available to the national and regional coordinating bodies. 11. The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that the entity designated for coordination purposes be given an adequate mandate and human and financial resources enabling it to effectively coordinate and monitor implementation at the national, regional (zoba) and sub-regional level. In this regard, the Committee refers the State party to its general comment No. 5 (2003) on general measures of implementation for the Convention on the Rights of the Child. National Plan of Action 12. The Committee notes several specific action plans and programmes mentioned in the report of the State party, but regrets the lack of a comprehensive National Plan of Action and of information indicating the outcome and evaluation of the National Programme of Action on Children 2002-2006 (CRC/C/15/Add.204, para. 8). 13. The Committee recommends that the State party adopt a National Plan of Action for Children that covers all areas of the Convention and ensure its implementation with adequate human and financial resources, accompanied with assessment and evaluation mechanisms. Furthermore, the Committee recommends that the National Plan of Action for Children be translated into local languages and disseminated widely among local governments and non-governmental organizations (NGO) as they play an important role in its implementation. The Committee encourages the State party to take into account the Declaration and Plan of Action “A World Fit for Children” adopted by the General Assembly at the Special Session on Children held in May 2002 and its mid-term review of 2007. The Committee encourages the State party to also monitor the implementation of the “Call for accelerated action on the implementation of the Plan of Action towards Africa Fit for Children (2008-2012)” adopted in Cairo on 2 November 2007 by the African Union second Pan-African Forum on Children: midterm review (see A/62/653). Independent monitoring 14. While the Committee welcomes the efforts of the State party to monitor the implementation of the Convention through expansion of social services to the sub-regional level and the child well-being committees, the Committee reiterates its concern as stated in the