Child Rights Now!
A Second Revolution has been produced by Child Rights Now!, an initiative from Joining Forces, the alliance of the 6 largest child-focused international NGOs. Together, we are working with and for children under the age of 18 to secure their rights and end violence against them. A Second Revolution lays out the critical steps needed to realise the rights of all children.
How to deliver on the promise of children’s rights
- Governments embrace and act on all parts of the Convention on the Rights of the Child – by implementing legislation, policies, budgets and programmes that are inclusive of all children.
- Governments invest today to ensure a sustainable tomorrow – by spending on services and infrastructure reaching the poorest and most vulnerable children.
- Governments track and show progress for all children – by gathering data and applying insights across the full range of children’s rights and including the most marginalised groups.
- Governments listen and respond to children – by supporting children’s participation and voice at the family and community level and upholding their rights to freedom of expression and opinion.
- Governments make these game-changing commitments for children in the next decade:
- Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030
- Promote the rights of the most marginalised children and support gender equality
- End all violence against children
- Act on climate change in ways that safeguard children’s rights
- Prioritise interventions and investment for children in early childhood and adolescence
- Invest in universal education that promotes civic engagement and human rights