CRC/C/SAU/CO/2 page 3 8. The Committee reiterates, in light of article 51, paragraph 2, of the Convention, its previous recommendation that the State party review the general nature of its reservation with a view to withdrawing it, or narrowing it, in accordance with the Vienna Declaration and Plan of Action of the World Conference on Human Rights of 1993. Legislation 9. The Committee welcomes the project of the Saudi National Commission for Childhood to prepare a comprehensive manual of all domestic legal instruments related to children with a view to amending its laws to be fully compatible with the provisions of the Convention. 10. The Committee recommends that the State party continue its efforts to undertake a comprehensive review of its domestic laws on children, including the Basic Law, with a view to introducing all necessary amendments to its laws in order to ensure that they conform fully to the principles and provisions of the Convention. Coordination 11. While taking note of the coordination activities of the Saudi National Commission for Childhood, the Committee is concerned that effective coordination has not been fully developed, including between central, regional and local authorities. 12. The Committee recommends that the State party strengthen the existing coordination mechanism by developing coordination and evaluation at all levels of the administration, including multisectoral, vertical as well as interregional level coordination. The Committee also recommends that the State party provide all coordination mechanisms, including at the local level, with adequate human, financial and technical resources. Independent monitoring 13. The Committee welcomes the establishment of the National Human Rights Association in March 2004 and takes note of its mandate to receive complaints regarding alleged human rights violations. Notwithstanding this positive step, the Committee is concerned about the fact that the National Human Rights Association has not been able to attain a fully independent status. 14. The Committee encourages the State party to take into account the general comment No. 2 on the role of independent national human rights institutions and to continue its efforts to ensure that the National Human Rights Association is an independent monitoring mechanism in accordance with the Paris Principles (General Assembly resolution 48/134, annex) for the promotion and monitoring of the implementation of the Convention as well as to receive, investigate and address complaints from individuals including children. The Committee recommends that the State party to ensure that this mechanism is provided with adequate human and financial resources and that it is easily accessible to children. The Committee also recommends that the State party continue to seek advice and assistance, among others, from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).