27. Moreover, the Committee recommends that the State Party provides support and
protection to children who are at risk of being abused such as children in the street,
children with disabilities, and displaced children.
28. The Committee further recommends that the State Party provides physical,
psychological, financial, and other necessary supports to the victims of abuse and
torture.
E. Family environment and alternative care
29. The Committee appreciates the efforts made by the Government of Angola to
ensure family environment and alternative care for children. The Committee also
applauds the State Party for the adoption of the National Family Reunification and
Reintegration Programme (PNLRF) and measures undertaken to deinstitutionalize
children through foster care. The Committee recommends that the State Party
strengthens its efforts to prevent the deprivation of family environment for children.
The Committee has observed that, factors such as unemployment, forced
displacement, and poverty are reported as the leading causes of abandonment and
separation of children from their parents. Hence, the Committee recommends that
the State Party formulates programmes and policies on job creation and family
support. The Committee encourages the Government of Angola to take measures
against parents who abandon children and those who fail to pay maintenance fee.
30. The Committee notes with concern that the number of children who are reunited with
their families is low when compared to the number of children that have been
separated from their parents. Therefore, the Committee encourages the State Party
to intensify its reunification and reintegration efforts.
31. Furthermore, the Committee recommends that the State Party conducts active
monitoring of reception centers and foster parents to ensure that children are
provided with a living environment that is conducive and does not hamper their
wellbeing. In order to create a sustainable family environment, the Committee
recommends that the State Party not only promote foster care but also domestic
adoption.
F. Basic health and welfare
32. The Committee notes with appreciation the measures undertaken by the State Party
to improve the health sector including the development of the National Health
Development Plan. However, the Committee remains worried about the low budget
allocated for the health sector and the implementation rate of the budget allocated
which stands at 75%. The Committee recommends that the State Party increases it
budgetary allocation for the health sector and comply with the Abuja Declaration. In
order to ensure that the State Party has sufficient budget for its health program
deliverables, the Committee recommends that the State Party formulates an efficient
service delivery mechanisms and thereby reduce the high administration cost which
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