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2 Young Children's Rights and the Effects of Discrimination
2 Young Children's Rights and the Effects of Discrimination
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As stated by Todres, like other human rights treaties, the UN CRC has reporting requirements that require governments to report to the Committee on the Rights of the Child every 5 years on the steps they are taking to provide for children; what progress is being made; and what 1 Jonathan Todres is a professor of law at the Georgia State University College of Law in the United States.
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He did note some limitations in the convention, citing enforcement issues and the opportunity for misinterpretation of the "best interests of the child" provision. THE INTERSECTION OF THE UN CRC AND THE UN SDGs When comparing the UN SDGs to the UN CRC, Todres found significant overlap and parallel mandates.
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Target 4.2 -- By 2030, ensure Article 2 -- that all girls and boys have Nondiscrimination access to quality early childhood development, care and preprimary education so they are ready for primary education. Target 4.7 -- By 2030, ensure Article 29 -- Education that all learners acquire the shall be directed to the knowledge and skills needed development of the to promote sustainable child's fullest potential development, including, among and to respect for human others, through education rights, gender equality, for sustainable development etc.
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Todres pointed to internally displaced persons and the large number of refugees worldwide, 41 percent of whom are children, who often have lengthy stays in refugee camps. He urged decision makers to be cognizant of the sensitive early development period and to realize that interruptions in access to services might have critical long-term consequences.
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Mainstreaming Drawing on the UN SDGs targets for infrastructure development and sustainable development, Todres said that decision makers often discuss children in relation to health and education, but they should realize that decisions made about infrastructure, transportation, and other sectors also affect the lives of children. To ensure child well-being features prominently in a country's agenda, he recommends ensuring that governments account for children's rights at the design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation stages of law, policy, and programming in all sectors (Todres, 2011)
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