E/C.12/MDA/CO/3 It reiterates its previous recommendation that the State party provide, in its next periodic report, information on the relevant case law. In that respect, the Committee draws the attention of the State party to its general comment No. 9 (1998) on the domestic application of the Covenant. Data collection 6. The Committee regrets the insufficient provision of reliable and relevant statistical data relating to the progressive realization of the Covenant rights. It is concerned that there is no comprehensive data-collection system relating to economic, social and cultural rights in the State party and the available data are largely not disaggregated. 7. The Committee recommends that the State party improve its data-collection system with a view to collecting comprehensive and comparative data, which would make it possible to assess the level of enjoyment of Covenant rights, particularly by disadvantaged and marginalized individuals and groups. It also recommends that the State party provide, in its next periodic report, the comparative annual statistical data necessary to assess the progressive realization of Covenant rights and ensure that such data are disaggregated by sex, age, geographical location, disability, religion and other status. National human rights institutions 8. The Committee notes the two national human rights institutions established in the State party, namely the People’s Advocate (the Ombudsman) and the Council for Preventing and Eliminating Discrimination and Ensuring Equality (the Equality Council). The Committee is concerned that the level of financial and human resources provided to these institutions is not sufficient for them to carry out their respective mandates and that the implementation by public authorities of the recommendations or decisions made by them is low. 9. The Committee recommends that the State party take all measures necessary to: (a) Provide both the Ombudsman and the Equality Council with sufficient financial and human resources and ensure that the way these institutions are financed does not undermine their independence; (b) Ensure adequate follow-up to the recommendations and decisions made by these institutions; (c) Ensure that they are fully in compliance with the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (Paris Principles). National action plan on human rights 10. While noting the adoption of a new national action plan on human rights for the period 2017-2021, the Committee expresses its concern that the previous national action plan for the period 2011-2014 was not fully implemented, monitored and assessed, mainly owing to the lack of funding allocated for its implementation and the decentralization process. 11. The Committee recommends that the State party take all measures to ensure that the national action plan on human rights for the period 2017-2021 is fully implemented, including by allocating sufficient funding for its implementation and regularly monitoring the implementation. It also recommends that the State party engage the two national human rights institutions, civil society and other relevant stakeholders in the implementation process, taking into consideration the present concluding observations. Rural-urban inequality and decentralization 12. The Committee is concerned at the large rural-urban inequalities in the enjoyment of the Covenant rights, particularly in the areas of employment, housing, health-care services, 2