CRC/C/SRB/CO/1 page 4 14. The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that the Ombudsman offices comply with the principles relating to the status and functioning of national institutions for protection and promotion of human rights (“the Paris Principles”) and take into account its general comment No. 2 (2002) on the role of independent national human rights institutions in the promotion and protection of the rights of the child. The Committee also recommends that: (a) The State party adopt the Law on the Ombudsman for the Rights of the Child; (b) If not, the Deputy Ombudsman for children be appointed at the national level and that the mandates of the existing Ombudsman offices at all three levels of government include monitoring and promotion of child rights, and that the Ombudsman offices be provided with the necessary human and financial resources and enhance their coordination efforts to promote and protect child rights effectively. Helplines 15. The Committee notes the existence of a toll-free national child helpline available 24 hours a day from Monday to Saturday, but it is concerned that awareness of its existence remains low amongst children. 16. The Committee recommends that the State party expand its support to the helpline and that a three-digit toll free number be established seven days a week, thereby facilitating increased awareness of the existence of the helpline amongst children. Allocation of resources 17. The Committee is concerned that neither the report of the State party nor its written replies provide a clear picture of the financial allocations for children in its budgets. The Committee regrets that the budget allocation to education is one of the lowest in the region (Europe) at 3.6 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP). 18. In the light of articles 2, 3, and 6 of the Convention as well as the recommendations of the Committee issued following its Day of General Discussion, held on 21 September 2007, on “Resources for the Rights of the Child - Responsibility of States,” the Committee encourages the State party to pay particular attention to the full implementation of article 4 of the Convention by prioritizing budgetary allocations which ensure implementation of the economic, social and cultural rights of children, “to the maximum extent of available resources and, where needed, within the framework of international cooperation”. The Committee further encourages the State party to undertake a comprehensive budget review from a child rights perspective with a view to monitoring budget allocations for children. Data collection 19. The Committee notes the development by the State party of a system of monitoring its National Action Plan, including through the development, in cooperation with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), of Devinfo. The Committee notes, however, that in many