The general measures of implementation: opportunities for progress with children's rights. Issue 3 (16th March 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Collins, Tara M.
• Is Part Of: International journal of human rights. Volume 23:Issue 3(2019)
• Page Start: 338
• Page End: 356
• Publication Date: 2019-03-16
• Subjects: Children's rights -- Convention on the rights of the child -- general measures of implementation; Human rights -- Periodicals; Civil rights -- Periodicals; 323
• DOI: 10.1080/13642987.2018.1558976
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1364-2987

Abstract

ABSTRACT: How can the general measures of implementation (GMIs) of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child support progress with children's rights? The GMIs advance understandings of the status of children's rights and facilitate their implementation over time. This paper explores five GMIs: education, awareness and training; monitoring; budgeting; coordination; and plans of action. Drawing on various international examples, it demonstrates that the emphasis of the GMIs upon processes, mechanisms, and the roles of a range of actors and entities is necessary to address the implementation gap in child rights globally and support progress for children and young people.