6. Furthermore, appreciating the adoption of the National Plan of Action (2008-2015), the Committee encourages the State Party to adopt a comprehensive children’s rights law. 7. The Committee notes with appreciation the legal and institutional framework available for children. The Committee however, encourages the Government of Algeria to work on the implementation of the laws and policies through training and capacity building of its officials, increasing the budget for child rights issues and establish a functioning and strong monitoring and evaluation mechanism. 8. Appreciating the establishment of the National Human Rights Commission, the Committee recommends the State Party to ensure that the Commission functions independently and to allocate sufficient budget. The Committee further recommends the State Party to ensure that the Commission is accessible to all children. 9. The Committee regrets that it was not possible to receive alternative report from Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Algeria on the implementation of the African Children’s Charter. Therefore, the Committee urges the State Party to create conducive environment to CSOs and to collaborate with CSOs in the implementation of the African Children’s Charter. In addition, the State Party is encouraged to involve CSOs in preparation of the subsequent reports and in implementation of these recommendations. 10. Commending the existing data collection system, the Committee recommends the State Party to strengthen it and press for a comprehensive data collection and keeping system to better reflect the situation of children on the ground and to make an informed decision in law making and policy designing. 11. The Committee encourages the State Party to commemorate and celebrate the Day of the African Child (DAC) in each region every year with the objective of bringing impact on the life of children. To this effect, the Committee recommends the State Party to refer to the Concept Note on DAC which the Committee circulates to State Parties every year on different themes. Furthermore, the Committee recommends the Republic of Algeria to regularly submit a report to the Committee on the commemoration of the DAC. 12. The Committee encourages the State Party to continue promoting the rights of children through the dissemination of the African Children’s Charter in local languages. In addition, the Committee recommends the State Party to ensure the availability of its report to the Committee on the implementation of the African Children’s Charter to the general public. B. Definition of the child