CRC/C/TLS/CO/1 page 4 16. While appreciating that the State party, in a situation of limited resources, is confronted with many competing needs, the Committee regrets that the State party has not provided any data on budget allocations relevant to the implementation of the Convention. 17. In the light of articles 2, 3, and 6 of the Convention, the Committee encourages the State party to pay particular attention to the full implementation of article 4 of the Convention by prioritizing budgetary allocations to ensure implementation of the economic, social and cultural rights of children, “to the maximum extent of their available resources and, where needed, within the framework of international cooperation”. The Committee encourages the State party to undertake a comprehensive budget review, particularly regarding its social sector, in order to ensure that a child rights perspective is fully taken into account in relevant budget allocations. Data collection 18. The Committee notes that in many areas covered by the Convention, data for the monitoring and evaluation of the situation of children in the State party are not available. The Committee believes that such data are of great importance and may guide the State party in the planning of policies and setting of priorities. 19. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Make efforts to strengthen the technical capacity of the National Statistics Office, establish a national central database on children and develop indicators consistent with the Convention in order to ensure that data are collected on all areas covered by the Convention. Such data should be disaggregated, for example, by age groups, sex and urban/rural areas, in addition to groups of children who are in need of special protection; (b) Use these indicators as well as collected data to facilitate the formulation of policies and programmes for the implementation of the Convention; (c) Provide relevant professional groups with training on data collection; and (d) Seek to cooperate with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and other organizations with relevant expertise in this area. Cooperation with civil society 20. The Committee, while welcoming the adoption of the law on civil society organizations and noting examples of collaboration between Governmental institutions and non-governmental organizations, nevertheless holds the view that there is scope for the further reinforcement of such cooperation. 21. The Committee encourages closer cooperation with non-governmental organizations, on a basis of mutual trust, in order to ensure the most effective use of limited resources. The Committee recommends that the State party systematically promote the establishment and involvement of civil society organizations working with and for children throughout all stages of the implementation of the Convention.