CRC/C/SAU/CO/3-4 including children. The Committee further notes as positive the large amount of funds allocated to development assistance worldwide. III. Main areas of concern and recommendations 5. 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 definition of the child, especially in relation to child marriage (para. 14), non-discrimination (paras. 16 and 18), the right to life, survival and development (para. 21), torture and ill-treatment (para. 27), children in armed conflict (para. 39) and juvenile justice (para. 44). A. General measures of implementation (arts. 4, 42 and 44 (6)) Reservations 6. The Committee remains concerned about the State party’s general reservation to the Convention, which provides for the precedence of sharia law over international treaties and undermines the effective implementation of the Convention. The Committee reiterates its previous recommendations that the State party review the general nature of its reservation with a view to withdrawing it in accordance with the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action adopted at the World Conference on Human Rights, held in 1993 (see CRC/C/SAU/CO/2, para. 8). Legislation 7. Noting that the comprehensive review of the legislation relating to children announced during the last review, held in 2006, has yet to be concluded, that judges rule on the basis of their personal interpretation of religion and that the State party’s legislation lacks a child-rights perspective and reflects a vision of the child as an object of protection rather than a subject of rights, the Committee recommends that the State party develop without further delay and in cooperation with all segments of civil society and children themselves a comprehensive law on children that equally embraces child protection and the promotion of children’s rights and includes all rights and principles enshrined in the Convention. The State party should rigorously review all domestic laws concerning children and the relevant administrative regulations with a view to ensuring that they are rights-based and in conformity with the Convention. Coordination 8. In view of the recognition by the State party of the persistent challenges in coordinating the implementation of the Convention, the Committee reiterates its recommendation that the State party strengthen the existing coordination mechanism by developing coordination at all levels of the administration, including at the multisectoral, vertical and interregional levels (see CRC/C/SAU/CO/2, para. 12). Allocation of resources 9. Reiterating its concern about the lack of a system to identify and track budget allocation and spending for children and with reference to its general comment No. 19 (2016) on public budgeting for the realization of children’s rights, the Committee 2

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