the school-age population which has been slipped outside the educational system can access education more extensively. The government should also continuously support the operations of the SLF and EEF, and develop policies to improve the quality of education with wider participation of all parties concerned. With regard to business and human rights, the government has focused its efforts on building understanding among the agencies concerned in driving forward the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights (NAP), Phase 1 (2019-2022). Mechanisms have been set up to monitor the implementation of the NAP, and cooperation with the business sector is sought to provide knowledge and promote business operation in accordance with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), including the disclosure of information relating to human rights in the annual report of listed companies in the Stock Exchange of Thailand. Neverhteless, there are still some business operations that impact on human rights in terms of labour rights, environmental rights and protection of human rights defender. The NHRCT has made recommendations that the government prompt all of its agencies to strictly implement the measures outlined in the NAP within according to the set timeframe. The government should make known to the public the information on any progress made in implementing the NAP. It should also introduce incentive plans to motivate the business sector to apply the UNGPs in conducting their businesses, and should emphasize strict law enforcement when a human rights violation occurs. (4) Assessment of Human Rights Situation of Specific Groups รายงานผลการประเมินสถานการณ์ ด้านสิทธิมนุษยชนของประเทศไทย ปี 2563 บทสรุปผู้บริหาร In this section, the human rights situation of five specific population groups are presented, namely that of children, the elderly, people with disabilities, women including issues relating to gender equality, and people with legal status and rights problem, consisting of stateless people, asylum-seekers and refugees. In 2020, the government and its agencies concerned have made efforts to promote and protect child’s rights in many aspects, such as granting of monthly allowance worth 600 Baht to all children aged 0-6 years across the board from fiscal year 2565 (2022) onward; provision of training for child-care personnel in private schools to prevent child rights violation; and reduction of teenage pregnancies. However, there are areas where efforts need to be intensified for concrete results, e.g. adoption of the a draft plan on Early Childhood Development, assistance to pregnant teenage mothers in school to receive appropriate education, and increased effectiveness of the justice system for child, juvenile and family cases. Meanwhile, issues of major concern are violence and sexual abuse of children by educational personnel, and bullying in schools or via social media which seems to take on a more violent tendency. Some of the recommendations that the NHRCT makes to the government and its agencies concerned are: accelerating the process of considering the 27