CHAPTER 2 ? ? ? ? ? Review the Children's Act to mirror more closely international standards on the rights of the child. Adopt a binding time-frame within which to accede or ratify to UN instruments on the rights of the child. Convert the GNCC into an independent autonomous organ within the government, separately from the Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs. Increase budgetary allocations to institutions dealing with the promotion and protection of children's rights. The MWCA is to consider recommending a policy instrument on behalf of the government for possible representation of the youth in the Legislature. This could be rationalised on the grounds of affirmative action of the youth constituency in Ghana. Objective 10: Promote and protect the rights of vulnerable groups i. Self-assessment 106. Vulnerable groups refer to ethnic minorities, refugees, migrant workers, the aged, disabled persons, people with HIV/Aids and children orphaned by HIV/Aids. In addition to the various provisions of the 1992 Constitution and government policies, there are also programmes relevant to the promotion and protection of the rights of these vulnerable groups, and in conformity to Ghana's obligations under the relevant regional, continental and international standards and codes. 107. According to the survey data, almost all elite respondents believe that the relevant institutions to facilitate the rights of the vulnerable groups in Ghana have been established. A majority of the respondents maintain, however, that the institutions are incapacitated in their functions by resource constraints human, financial and logistical. On the other hand, more than half the elite respondents believe that NGOs focused on vulnerable groups receive sufficient resources from international donor agencies, although they also feel that the activities of these NGOs are not commensurate with the resources received. ii. Findings of the CRM 108. Ghana hosts scores of refugees from neighbouring countries, and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees uses Ghana as a centre for screening refugees in preparation 44