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(c)
Ensure that this national mechanism is provided with independent and
sufficient human, technical and financial resources; and
(d)
Ensure that the independent human rights institution has a special
division for children’s rights headed by a commissioner for children in order to make
this institution’s role regarding the Convention as visible and as strong as possible.
Allocation of resources
17.
The Committee reiterates its deep concern about the extremely low level of
resources allocated to the social sectors, in particular education, health and nutrition, at the
severe lack of financial resources for the protection and promotion of children’s rights, and
conversely at the disproportionately high allocation of public financial resources to the
military and State-owned enterprises. Furthermore, the Committee is concerned about the
absence of transparency in the budgetary process.
18. In the light of its previous recommendation (CRC/C/15/Add.237, para. 20), the
Committee urges the State party to:
(a)
Allocate adequate budgetary resources in accordance with article 4 of
the Convention for the implementation of the rights of children and in particular
increase the budget allocated to the social sectors, including, but not exclusively,
education, health and nutrition, and to all areas of child rights;
(b)
Introduce a child right’s budget system with specific budget lines and
indicators that will allow monitoring and evaluating budget allocations for children;
(c)
Define strategic budgetary lines for children in disadvantaged or
vulnerable situations that may require affirmative social measures, especially children
from ethnic and religious minority groups, children from remote and border areas,
internally displaced children, children in street situations, children affected by
HIV/AIDS, children with disabilities, orphans and children in situation of poverty,
and make sure that those budgetary lines are protected even in situations of economic
crisis, natural disasters or other emergencies;
(d)
Ensure transparent and participatory budgeting through public
dialogue, especially with children and the civil society; and
(e)
Take into account the Committee’s recommendations during its day of
general discussion in 2007 on “Resources for the Rights of the Child - Responsibility
of States”.
Corruption
19.
The Committee is concerned that corruption remains pervasive in the State party and
that misuse of public resources continues to divert resources that could enhance the
implementation of the rights of the child.
20.
The Committee urges the State party to take immediate measures to combat
corruption, including by developing and implementing an anti-corruption law and
policy, carrying out anti-corruption campaigns and building institutional capacities to
effectively detect, investigate and prosecute cases of corruption.
Child rights and the business sector
21.
While noting aspects of the State party’s legislation regarding labour standards, the
Committee notes the absence of a legislative framework regulating the prevention of,
protection against and reparation of the adverse impacts of activities by private and Stateowned companies, mainly in the extractive and large-scale energy-related sectors. The
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