The successful implementation of the Agenda depends on awareness and
visibility
National partners should, in collaboration with the African Children’s Committee,
have developed and widely disseminated evidence-based communication and advocacy
tools on the rights of children in Africa. The media has a crucial role to play in sensitising
populations, creating informed awareness of the plight of children and the importance
of their rights being protected, and providing information about a State’s fulfilment of its
obligations under national and international law.
The broader context needs to be taken into account
Children’s rights exist within the broader political, social and economic context.
These rights depend for their realisation on good political, social and economic
governance. This includes macro-economic policies, the prevalence of and measures
taken to curb corruption, general social protection policies and constitutional
provisions, the openness of the political culture, the space available to civil society, and
the progressive achievement of greater equality in society, generally. Although these
may not be the main entry points in discussions with and engagements with States, it
is inevitable that those concerned with children’s rights (such as the African Children’s
Committee, as well as national and international partners) should concern themselves
with matters of governance, on the basis that the rights of children are located within
the broader context of political and economic governance, and that these underlying
issues of concern have to be addressed in order to advance children’s rights.
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