CRC/C/COD/CO/3-5 marriage (2015-2018) and the national action plan for orphans and vulnerable children (2016-2020). III. Factors and difficulties impeding the implementation of the Convention 5. The Committee notes the persisting effects of the armed conflict, owing to the presence of armed groups in parts of the State party, which have led to severe violations of children’s rights. It also notes that the political instability may constitute an obstacle to the implementation of the rights enshrined in the Convention. The Committee reminds the State party of the continuity of international human rights obligations and that the rights under the Convention apply to all children at all times. The Committee also reminds the State party that it bears the primary responsibility to protect its population and should therefore continue to take immediate measures to stop further deterioration of the situation and to prevent violence against children. IV. Main areas of concern and recommendations 6. The Committee reminds the State party of the indivisibility and interdependence of all the rights enshrined in the Convention and emphasizes the importance of all the recommendations contained in the present concluding observations. The Committee would like to draw the State party’s attention to the recommendations concerning the following areas, in respect of which urgent measures must be taken: the right to life, survival and development (paras. 18 and 19), birth registration (para. 22), gender-based and sexual violence against children (para. 26), harmful practices (paras. 28 and 30), education and aims of education (para. 40), the administration of juvenile justice (para. 45) and follow-up to the Committee’s previous concluding observations and recommendations on the implementation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the involvement of children in armed conflict (para. 48). A. General measures of implementation (arts. 4, 42 and 44 (6)) Legislation 7. Noting the insufficient implementation of legislation, in particular of the Act of 10 January 2009 on the protection of children (Child Protection Code), the Committee recommends that the State party take all measures necessary for implementing its legislation in compliance with the Convention, in particular by expediting the adoption of the decrees to establish mechanisms for the implementation of such legislation. It also recommends that the State party ensure that the human, technical and financial resources for the implementation of legislation providing for the rights of children are adequate and sufficient. Comprehensive policy and strategy 8. While noting the numerous new strategies and plans of action adopted by the State party in many areas under the Convention, the Committee recommends that the State party adopt a national comprehensive policy on children that encompasses all areas covered by the Convention and, on the basis of the policy, develop a strategy, including the elements necessary for its application, and support the strategy with sufficient human, technical and financial resources. 2