CRC/C/15/Add.237 page 2 (d) The adoption of the National AIDS Programme and the development of the Joint Programme for HIV/AIDS: Myanmar 2003-2005; (e) The achievement by the National Health Plan 1996-2001 of high immunization coverage for a significant part of the population; (f) The adoption of the “Education for All” National Action Plan; and (g) The adoption with ILO of the joint Plan of Action for the Elimination of Forced Labour. C. Factors and difficulties impeding the implementation of the Convention 4. The Committee notes that the State party, despite its recent agreements with 17 armed groups in the country, remains deeply affected by internal conflicts and that the resulting violence and instability have had a negative impact on the situation of children in Myanmar. The Committee further notes that some parts of the State party remain beyond the control of the Government and that widespread poverty continues to pose a serious challenge. D. Principal subjects of concern and recommendations 1. General measures of implementation Previous recommendations of the Committee 5. The Committee regrets that many of the concerns it expressed and the recommendations it made (CRC/C/15/Add.69) after its consideration of the State party’s initial report (CRC/C/8/Add.9) have been insufficiently addressed, particularly those contained in paragraph 28 (domestic legislation), paragraph 31 (national coordinating mechanism), paragraphs 40-42 (children affected by military activities) and paragraph 46 (children in conflict with the law). Those concerns and recommendations are reiterated in the present document. 6. The Committee urges the State party to make every effort to address the previous recommendations that have not yet been implemented and the list of concerns contained in the present concluding observations. Legislation 7. The Committee is aware of the efforts undertaken by the State party to amend the Child Law (1993), in particular, the enactment of the Rules and Regulations related to the Child Law in 2001, in order to fully harmonize it with the provisions and principles of the Convention, but is of the view that the Child Law is still not in full compliance with the Convention. The Committee further welcomes the promulgation of Orders of 1999 and 2000 by which forced labour has been prohibited, the accession to ILO Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) and the comprehensive Plan of Action for the Elimination of Forced Labour established in collaboration with ILO, but remains concerned at the fact that the Village and Town Acts are still in existence. This concern is also reiterated regarding the existence of the Citizenship Act and the Whipping Act, despite previous recommendations of the Committee to amend or repeal them.