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GENERAL MEASURES OF IMPLEMENTATION

GENERAL MEASURES OF IMPLEMENTATION. GMI. Include legislative, administrative and any other measures which provide baseline and institutional framework needed for implementation of any particular rights recognized in the Convention

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GENERAL MEASURES OF IMPLEMENTATION

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  1. GENERAL MEASURES OF IMPLEMENTATION

  2. GMI • Include legislative, administrative and any other measures which provide baseline and institutional framework needed for implementation of any particular rights recognized in the Convention • Those obligations are incorporated in articles 4, 42 and 44 para 6 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and in articles of the Optional protocols to the Convention, related to rights recognized in them (OPSC - Article 9, OPAC – Article 6) • GMI are further elaborated in the General Comment No.5 on General measures of implementation for the Convention on the Rights of the Child

  3. CRC • Article 4 : “States Parties shall undertake all appropriate, administrative and other measures for the implementation of the rights recognized in the present Convention. With regard to economic, social and cultural rights, state parties shall undertake such measures to the maximum extent of their available resources and, where needed within the framework of international co-operation” • Article 42 : “State Parties undertake to make the principles and provisions of the Convention widely known, by appropriate and active means, to adults and children alike” • Article 44 para 6: “ State Parties shall make their reports widely available to the public in their own countries”

  4. GENERAL COMMENT NO 5 • Legislative measures - provisions of the Convention are given legal effect within domestic legal systems of State Parties • Justiciability of rights – legal remedies, child-friendly procedures, repatriation, measures to promote physical and psychological recovery, rehabilitation and reintegration • Administrative and other measures - cross-sectoral coordination to recognize and realize children’s rights across Government, between different levels of government and between Government and civil society

  5. ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER MEASURES • Developing a comprehensive national strategy rooted in the Convention • Effective • Developed through a process of consultation including with children and young people • Setting real and achievable targets • Sustainable (General NPA, Specific area NPAs, Regional/Municipal PAs) • Coordination of implementation of children’s rights • Coordination among central government departments • Coordination among different provinces and regions • Coordination between central and other levels of government • Coordination between Government and civil society

  6. Decentralization, federalization and delegation • Full compliance with the Convention by devolved administrations or local authorities • Permanent monitoring mechanisms • Privatization • The best interests of the child - primary consideration in all actions concerning children • Monitoring implementation - the need for child impact assessment and evaluation • Self-monitoring and evaluation is an obligation for Governments • Independent monitoring of progress - parliamentary committees, NGOs, academic institutions, professional associations, youth groups and independent human rights institutions, ombudsman (general or for children)

  7. Data collection and analysis and development of indicators • Collection of sufficient and reliable data on children • Disaggregated to enable identification of discrimination and/or disparities • Making children visible in budgets • Need for specifically presentable allocations (health, education, social services, sport, culture), Budget for independent monitoring, Budget for NGOs • Training and capacity-building • Training and capacity-building for all those involved in the implementation process • Systematic and ongoing

  8. Cooperation with civil society • Human rights NGOs, child- and youth-led organizations and youth groups, parent and family groups, faith groups, academic institutions and professional associations, NGO coalitions • International cooperation • Technical assistance in the process of implementing the Convention (UNICEF, OHCHR and other United Nations and United Nations‑related agencies) • Global meetings – international goals (The United Nations Millennium Declaration)

  9. Independent human rights institutions • To monitor independently the State’s compliance and progress towards implementation and to do all it can to ensure full respect for children’s rights. • Article 42: Making the Convention known to adults and children • Strategy for dissemination • Article 44 (6): Making reports under the Convention widely available

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