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CRC/C/THA/CO/2
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National Plan of Action

14. The Committee welcomes the introduction of a National Strategy and Plan of
Action (2005-2015) for implementation of the outcome document entitled “A World Fit
for Children” adopted at the 2002 General Assembly Special Session on Children.

15. The Committee encourages the State party to ensure that the National Strategy
and Plan of Action covers all areas under the Convention, and that sufficient human and
financial resources are provided for its full and effective implementation at all levels. The
Committee also encourages the State party to ensure the wide participation of civil society,
including children and youth, in all aspects of the implementation process. It requests the
State party to provide information in its next periodic report on the implementation,
outcomes and evaluation of the National Strategy and Plan.

Independent monitoring

16. The Committee welcomes the establishment of independent monitoring mechanisms,
notably the Parliamentary Ombudsman, as well as the National Human Rights Commission
and its Sub-Committee on Children, Youth and Families. It notes in particular the activities
undertaken by the Sub-Committee to, inter alia, conduct inspection visits and monitor agencies
and institutions responsible for the promotion and protection of child rights, and to investigate
complaints relating to children and youth. The Committee is nevertheless concerned about the
accessibility and availability of these mechanisms to all children in the country and about the
resources allocated to them. The Committee is also concerned that the recommendations of the
National Human Rights Commission have not been sufficiently implemented and followed up by
the relevant authorities.

17. The Committee recommends that the State party, taking into account its
general comment No. 2 of 2002 (see CRC/GC/2002/2) on the role of independent
national human rights institutions, take all effective measures to ensure that the National
Human Rights Commission and the Parliamentary Ombudsman are easily accessible to,
and user-friendly for, all children. It particularly encourages the State party to reinforce
its awareness-raising efforts to facilitate the effective use of existing complaint mechanisms
by children. The Committee recommends that the Parliamentary Ombudsman develop a
special focus on children. It also recommends that the State party ensure that the National
Human Rights Commission and the Parliamentary Ombudsman are provided with
sufficient human and financial resources, and that their recommendations are given
full and serious follow-up.

Allocation of resources

18. The Committee notes the increases in budget allocations for social development covering
education, public health and social services during the reporting period as well as the creation
of a Child Protection Fund to provide welfare assistance to children and their families and to
support projects and activities for children implemented by provincial agencies. The Committee
is concerned, however, about the lack of information in a number of areas, notably on budget
allocations at the provincial and district levels and on the proportion of resources allocated to