Article: 6 Child's right to life and maximum survival and development
 
 
 

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General measures of implementation Have appropriate general measures of implementation been taken in relation to article 6 including identification and coordination of the responsible departments and agencies at all levels of government (article 6 is relevant to all departments affecting children directly or indirectly)?  identification of relevant non-governmental organizations/civil society partners?  a comprehensive review to ensure that all legislation, policy and practice is compatible with the article, for all children in all parts of the jurisdiction?  adoption of a strategy to secure full implementation  which includes where necessary the identification of goals and indicators of progress?  which does not affect any provisions which are more conducive to the rights of the child?  which recognizes other relevant international standards?  which involves where necessary international cooperation? (Such measures may be part of an overall governmental strategy for implementing the Convention as a whole.) budgetary analysis and allocation of necessary resources?  development of mechanisms for monitoring and evaluation?  making the implications of article 6 widely known to adults and children?  development of appropriate training and awareness-raising (in relation to article 6, likely to include all those working with or for children and their families, and education for parenting)? Specific issues in implementing article 6 Is the general principle reflected in article 6 included in the State's legislation?  Have appropriate measures been introduced to reduce rates of infant and child mortality for all sectors of the population?  Have the rates of infant and child mortality consistently decreased over recent years, including disaggregated rates?  Is the rate of abortion recorded and reported, including by age?  Where abortion is permitted, is its use appropriately regulated?  Where abortion is permitted, is there no discriminatory variation in the term at which it is permitted, (e.g. dependent on identification of disability)?  Is the State satisfied that there is no infanticide, in particular of  girls?  disabled children? Is the rate of child pregnancies recorded and reported?  Have appropriate measures been undertaken to reduce the number of child pregnancies?  Are there circumstances in which the death penalty may be applied to children?  Are there appropriate arrangements to ensure the registration of, investigation of and reporting on the deaths of all children and their causes?  Are homicide rates analysed by the age of the victim in order to identify the proportion of children of different age groups who are murdered?  Does the crime of infanticide exist in the legislation of the State?  If so, has it been reviewed in the light of the Convention's principles?  Are suicides by children recorded and reported and the rates analyzed by age?  Have appropriate measures been taken to reduce and prevent suicide by children?				Go to the main page for article 6, Survival and development Jump to indicators for these articles: Parental responsibilities (18)  Disability (23) Health and health services (24) Social security (26) Standard of living (27) To view indicators for other articles, click here.

 

 Article: 18 Parents' joint responsibilities assisted by the State
 
 
 

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General measures of implementation Have appropriate general measures of implementation been taken in relation to article 18 including identification and coordination of the responsible departments and agencies at all levels of government (article 18 is relevant to the departments of tax and finance, social security, social welfare, employment and education)?  identification of relevant non-governmental organizations/civil society partners?  a comprehensive review to ensure that all legislation, policy and practice is compatible with the article, for all children in all parts of the jurisdiction?  adoption of a strategy to secure full implementation  which includes where necessary the identification of goals and indicators of progress?  which does not affect any provisions which are more conducive to the rights of the child?  which recognizes other relevant international standards?  which involves where necessary international cooperation? (Such measures may be part of an overall governmental strategy for implementing the Convention as a whole.) budgetary analysis and allocation of necessary resources?  development of mechanisms for monitoring and evaluation?  making the implications of article 18 widely known to adults and children?  development of appropriate training and awareness-raising (in relation to article 18, likely to include the training of social workers, child guidance staff, community workers, social security officers and those engaged in parent education)? Specific issues in implementing article 18 Does legislation support parents’ primacy of responsibility for children’s upbringing and development?  Is parental responsibility defined in legislation?  Does legislation make clear that the exercise of parental responsibility has the best interests of the child as its basic concern?  Are parents provided with education programmes on the exercise of their responsibilities?  Are laws, administrative systems, tax and welfare measures and public education aimed at supporting both parents’ common responsibilities for, and active participation in, their child’s upbringing?  Does the law enable fathers of children born outside marriage to assume parental rights and responsibilities (compatible with the child’s best interests)?  Is there a presumption in law that children’s best interests, unless proved to the contrary, are in maintaining contact with both parents?  When parents separate, does legislation ensure that the grounds for allocating parental responsibility are based on the individual child’s best interests? Are all parents provided with the following assistance where necessary: financial support?  housing?  appropriate child-care equipment?  day care and respite care?  advice and counseling?  Is good quality day care available for all working parents?  Are parents of disabled children provided with appropriate additional forms of assistance?  Are disabled parents provided with appropriate additional forms of assistance?  Are mothers entitled to maternity leave?  Are fathers entitled to paternity leave?  Are parents entitled to take leave if their child is sick?  Does the State pay for parental leave where necessary?  Does the State encourage employment conditions which assist working parents in the exercise of their parental responsibilities?				Go to the main page for article 18, Parental responsibilities Jump to indicators for these articles: Survival and development (6) Disability (23) Health and health services (24) Social security (26) Standard of living (27)  To view indicators for other articles, click here.

 

 Article: 23 Rights of disabled children
 
 
 

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General measures of implementation Have appropriate general measures of implementation been taken in relation to article 23 including identification and coordination of the responsible departments and agencies at all levels of government (article 23 is relevant to all government departments, and any coordinating agency set up to consider disability issues)?  identification of relevant non-governmental organizations/civil society partners?  a comprehensive review to ensure that all legislation, policy and practice is compatible with the article, for all children in all parts of the jurisdiction?  adoption of a strategy to secure full implementation  which includes where necessary the identification of goals and indicators of progress?  which does not affect any provisions which are more conducive to the rights of the child?  which recognizes other relevant international standards?  which involves where necessary international cooperation? (Such measures may be part of an overall governmental strategy for implementing the Convention as a whole.) budgetary analysis and allocation of necessary resources?  development of mechanisms for monitoring and evaluation?  making the implications of article 23 widely known to adults and children?  development of appropriate training and awareness-raising (in relation to article 23, likely to include the training of all those working with or for children and their families, and parenting education)? Specific issues in implementing article 23 Does the State have a national coordinating committee or similar body to serve as a focal point for disability matters?  Has the State reviewed legislation, policy and practice in the light of the Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities?  Is there anti-discrimination legislation covering discrimination against disabled children?  Does legislation in the State guarantee the disabled child enjoyment of all the rights in the Convention without discrimination?  Do all disabled children have access to an independent mechanism for considering complaints relating to discrimination on the grounds of disability?  Is special care and assistance available on application for all disabled children and for those caring for him/her in the State? Is such special care and assistance provided free of charge in all cases?  on a means-tested basis? Are there national and local arrangements to ensure that parents are given advice, financial assistance and practical help in bringing up a disabled child? Do all disabled children have effective access to, and receive without discrimination in a manner conducive to the child's achieving the fullest possible social integration and individual development, including his or her cultural and spiritual development preschool care and education?  education?  training?  health care services?  rehabilitation services?  recreation and play opportunities?  cultural and artistic opportunities?  preparation for employment?  employment? Are the following services provided for disabled children in an integrated setting with children without disabilities education?  training?  alternative care including institutional care?  play and recreation? Are special arrangements made in the State to ensure respect for disabled children's participation rights under articles 12, 13, 14 and 15?  Do legislative and other measures ensure the equal right to life and maximum survival and development for the disabled child? Are special measures taken to safeguard disabled children from all forms of violence and abuse, In the family?  In alternative care?  In the community? Has the State promoted the involvement of organizations of disabled children in planning, policy development and evaluation at all levels of government?  Is the State involved in international cooperative exercises to exchange information and improve capacity and skills in relation to provision of services, etc. for disabled children?				Go to the main page for article 23, Disability Jump to indicators for these articles: Survival and development (6)  Parental responsibilities (18) Health and health services (24) Social security (26) Standard of living (27) To view indicators for other articles, click here.

 

 Article: 24 Child's right to health and health services
 
 
 

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General measures of implementation Have appropriate general measures of implementation been taken in relation to article 24 including identification and coordination of the responsible departments and agencies at all levels of government (article 24 is relevant to departments of health, welfare, education, planning and environment)?  identification of relevant non-governmental organizations/civil society partners?  a comprehensive review to ensure that all legislation, policy and practice is compatible with the article, for all children in all parts of the jurisdiction?  adoption of a strategy to secure full implementation  which includes where necessary the identification of goals and indicators of progress?  which does not affect any provisions which are more conducive to the rights of the child?  which recognizes other relevant international standards?  which involves where necessary international cooperation? (Such measures may be part of an overall governmental strategy for implementing the Convention as a whole.) budgetary analysis and allocation of necessary resources?  development of mechanisms for monitoring and evaluation?  making the implications of article 24 widely known to adults and children?  development of appropriate training and awareness-raising (in relation to article 24, likely to include the training of health workers, social workers and teachers, and also parenting education and health promotion for children and adolescents)? Specific issues in implementing article 24 Has the State undertaken measures to implement article 24 to the maximum extent of available resources? Does legislation in the State provide for the respect for article 12 (1) and (2) (the views of the child) in relation to the planning and development of all health care services?  decision-making in relation to individual health treatment of the child? Do all children in the jurisdiction have the right to enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health?  have access to facilities for the treatment of illness and the rehabilitation of health? Do all disabled children have the right to the same level of health care in the same system as other children?  Do girls have equal rights to health care? Is adequate information collected to ensure accuracy of infant mortality rates?  under-five mortality rates?  mortality rates for older children?  to provide disaggregated data in order to consider issues of discrimination? Is there a consistent and continuing reduction in the infant and child mortality rates in the State?  Has the State developed a definition of necessary medical assistance and health care for the child?  Do all children in the jurisdiction have access to necessary medical assistance and health care?  Do adolescents have access to appropriate confidential health services, including information, counselling and supplies?  Is the development of primary health care adopted as a priority? Has the State set appropriate targets for the full attainment of the child's right under article 24 in relation to infant, under-five, under-18 and maternal mortality rates?  access by all women to prenatal care, trained attendants during childbirth and referral facilities for high-risk pregnancies and emergencies?  access by all couples to information and services to ensure that pregnancies are not too early, too closely spaced, too late or too many?  reduction of severe and moderate malnutrition among children?  reduction of rate of low birth weight?  reduction of iron-deficiency anaemia?  elimination of vitamin A deficiency?  access to safe drinking water?  access to sanitary means of excreta disposal?  elimination of guinea worm disease?  protection from environmental pollution?  eradication of poliomyelitis?  elimination of neonatal tetanus?  elimination of measles?  maintenance of high levels of immunization coverage?  reduction in deaths due to diarrhoea and the diarrhoea incidence rate?  reduction in deaths due to acute respiratory infections? Has the State ensured adequate access to health education, health promotion and support to the public and in particular to parents and children on child health and nutrition?  advantages of breastfeeding?  hygiene and environmental sanitation?  prevention of accidents?  preventive health care?  family-planning education and services, including appropriate services for adolescents, and HIV/AIDS-related prevention education and information? Has the State taken appropriate action to ensure implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes?  Has the State reviewed all traditional practices involving children in all sectors of the population to ensure that none is prejudicial to health or incompatible with other articles in the Convention (in particular articles 3, 6 and 19)?  Has the State taken effective and appropriate measures to abolish all traditional practices prejudicial to the health of children or incompatible with other provisions of the Convention?  Is the State involved in international cooperative exercises to exchange information and improve capacity and skills in relation to realizing the health rights of children?				Go to the main page for article 24, Health and health services Jump to indicators for these articles: Survival and development (6)  Parental responsibilities (18)  Disability (23) Social security (26) Standard of living (27) To view indicators for other articles, click here.

 

Article: 26 Child's right to benefit from social security
 
 
 

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General measures of implementation Have appropriate general measures of implementation been taken in relation to article 26 including identification and coordination of the responsible departments and agencies at all levels of government (article 26 is relevant to the departments of social security, finance, employment, justice, housing and social welfare)?  identification of relevant non-governmental organizations/civil society partners?  a comprehensive review to ensure that all legislation, policy and practice is compatible with the article, for all children in all parts of the jurisdiction?  adoption of a strategy to secure full implementation  which includes where necessary the identification of goals and indicators of progress?  which does not affect any provisions which are more conducive to the rights of the child?  which recognizes other relevant international standards?  which involves where necessary international cooperation? (Such measures may be part of an overall governmental strategy for implementing the Convention as a whole.) budgetary analysis and allocation of necessary resources?  development of mechanisms for monitoring and evaluation?  making the implications of article 26 widely known to adults and children?  development of appropriate training and awareness-raising (in relation to article 26, likely to include the training of benefits administrators, social workers and the judiciary)? Specific issues in implementing article 26 Does every child in need have a potential right to benefit from social security (including social insurance)?  Are measures taken to ensure that legal entitlements to social security are made known to children and their families?  Are measures taken to ensure that take-up of benefits is made as easy as possible (for example by automatic payments, simple application forms, accessible benefit offices and officers)?  Are measures taken to ensure that the process of applying for benefits does not discriminate against any children (for example those in remote areas or of illiterate parents)?  Do systems for the delivery of social security respect the child's right to privacy?  Are children able to make applications for social security in their own right?  Are those responsible for children's maintenance able to make applications on their behalf?  Are third parties (that is, those not directly responsible for children's maintenance) able to make applications on their behalf?				Go to the main page for article 26, Social security  Jump to indicators for these articles: Survival and development (6)  Parental responsibilities (18)  Disability (23) Health and health services (24) Standard of living (27) To view indicators for other articles, click here.

 

 Article: 27 Child's right to an adequate standard of living
 
 
 

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General measures of implementation Have appropriate general measures of implementation been taken in relation to article 27 including identification and coordination of the responsible departments and agencies at all levels of government (article 27 is relevant to the departments of justice, home affairs, housing and social welfare)?  identification of relevant non-governmental organizations/civil society partners?  a comprehensive review to ensure that all legislation, policy and practice is compatible with the article, for all children in all parts of the jurisdiction?  adoption of a strategy to secure full implementation  which includes where necessary the identification of goals and indicators of progress?  which does not affect any provisions which are more conducive to the rights of the child?  which recognizes other relevant international standards?  which involves where necessary international cooperation? (Such measures may be part of an overall governmental strategy for implementing the Convention as a whole.) budgetary analysis and allocation of necessary resources?  development of mechanisms for monitoring and evaluation?  making the implications of article 27 widely known to adults and children?  development of appropriate training and awareness-raising (in relation to article 27, likely to include the training of community developers, environmental planners, emergency aid personnel, court officers, social workers, health workers and those involved in parent education)? Specific issues in implementing article 27 Has the State identified the minimum standard of living necessary to secure the child's development? Are appropriate measures taken to assist parents and others responsible for the child in securing the conditions of living necessary for the child's physical development?  mental development?  spiritual development?  moral development?  social development? Are measures taken to make parents fully aware of these responsibilities?  Are legal or administrative criteria in place to determine whether parents have the ability and financial capacities to meet their responsibilities?  Are measures and procedures taken in order to identify all children within the State who are in need because their parents are unable to secure adequate standards of living for them?  Are measures adopted to analyze why children's conditions of living are insufficient for their proper development?  Where children are in need, whether with their parents or otherwise, are they provided with necessary material assistance and support programmes to secure their proper development?  Does the State take measures (including budgetary allocations) to ensure that every child is well-nourished? Does the State take measures to ensure that every child is housed in accomodation that is: secure?  well-serviced (particularly as regards water, sanitation and fuel)?  safe?  healthy?  appropriately located (particularly as regards hospitals, schools and recreation)?  in accordance with measures recommended by Habitat II? Are the views of children taken into account when shaping the environment in which they live?  Does the State take measures to ensure that every child is adequately clothed?  Where the State has insufficient resources available to secure an adequate standard of living for all children, do its economic plans include securing such standards as an explicit goal?  Are appropriate applications made for international aid and technical assistance where there are insufficient resources to secure children's standard of living?  Maintenance Is legislation implemented to ensure that children can recover maintenance from both parents and from any others who have responsibility for their conditions of living?  Does such legislation make the child's best interests a primary or paramount consideration?  Is such legislation simple and cheap for the child or child's caregiver to enforce?  Does it include measures to obtain income or assets from those who default on their maintenance responsibilities?  Has the State acceded to all appropriate international or bilateral agreements and treaties relating to the recovery of maintenance abroad?				Go to the main page for article 27, Standard of living Jump to indicators for these articles: Survival and development (6)  Parental responsibilities (18)  Disability (23) Health and health services (24) Social security (26) To view indicators for other articles, click here.