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Child Rights and SDGsConcepts and action points
By
R. Vidya Sagar,
Consultant & Former Child Protection Specialist,
Unicef
What is the SDG Agenda 2030?
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were agreed
and adopted in September 2015; and will guide
development actions through 2030
Government-led but highly participatory process,
inclusive of various stakeholders across countries
17 SDGs, 169 targets & about 230 indicators
The 4 Dimensions of SDGs are Social Equity; Inclusive
economic growth; Protecting Environment: and
Peaceful &inclusive societies
Main differences from MDG:
SDGs are a follow on to the MDGs, but more ambitious
and broader with integrated approach
New Goals and Targets on critical issues for children,
such as combatting child poverty, reducing inequality
and protecting children from violence, exploitation and
abuse
Sharper focus on environment, sustainable
consumption and production, inclusive economic
growth, urbanization and migration which affect children
directly and indirectly
Highlights of SDGs from Child
PerspectiveI. Preamble and Declaration
Calls to “invest in children”
Children as positive “agents of change”
Strong mention of human rights and inequalities in various paragraphs
II. Goals and Targets
All goals and targets touch on the lives of children in some manner
A focus on addressing inequalities, child poverty and child protection (Not in the MDGs)
III. Means of Implementation
Focus on national strategies & "enabling international economic environment”, ensuring `No One Left Behind’
IV. Follow-up and Review
Global level, with national and regional review mechanisms
Positive references to:
Inclusion and participation - ` For Children Everywhere’
Disaggregated data by age, sex, wealth quintile, disability status and other potential dimensions of inequality as appropriate for given contexts.
Opportunities for Children in the SDGs
Child rights
Equity: “leave no one behind”
Investing in children
Children as change agents
Child protection issues
Participation and inclusion
Use and disaggregation of data
Universally applicable to all children, everywhere
Priority targets in the SDGs
What is most relevant to children
In a preliminarily analysis, a subset of the 169 targets have been identified as particularly relevant for children (while recognizing that all goals and targets impact children’s and adolescents lives).
48 targets are deemed to be highly relevant to children
In particular Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 16
but beyond also, energy (7); cities (11); sustainable consumption (12); climate (13); and means of implementation (17)
47 are flagged as somewhat relevant to children
74 are considered as less relevant
Mapping of priority indicators
SDG indicators have been classified into
Tier I – ie There is established methodology for data collection and data is regularly produced
Tier II – ie There is established methodology for data collection BUT data is not regularly produced
Tier III – ie Neither methodology and hence nor data exists
Of the 230 SDG indicators, UNICEF has identified 33 (under 9 Goals) as Priority Indicators for children
Of these 33 priority indicators, 14 are in Tier I and 13 in Tier II and 9 in Tier III
Data sources and Challenges
DATA SOURES:
Census; Survey based data system ( SRS, NFHS, NSS, occasional surveys like AHS, RSOC, OOSC survey); Service based statistics
(MIS): CRVS, HMIS, UDISE, SBM MIS, ICDS MIS etc.; Adhoc data sets, projects based information; State and local level information
CHALLENGES:
Survey based information is not regular and coverage is limited both in terms of sectors as also geography
Most information from MIS suffer from lack of coverage, disaggregation, incomplete, quality and not being used for planning purpose
Many gaps ( no information on DRR, climate, environment, deprivation, ECD, etc. violence against children, child labour)
Little disaggregation (mortality, NE, district and block level etc.)
Way Forward
Advocacy, Awareness, and Accountability, for matters that affect children and youth
Public & Private Partnerships and Financing for investments in children
Support to country/state level implementation with planning and budgeting on issues of service delivery, etc.
Support to Innovation and Technology for delivering results for children in the most timely, efficient and effective way
Monitoring progress through data collection, analysis and use of disaggregated data for informed policies, programmes and budgets
Action points
Don’t wait for top down instructions
Possibilities of bottom up action.
Try to shape the understanding,
planning,
implementation and monitoring of
SDG
related action at the grassroots levels.
Focus on goals beyond targets.
SDGs Vs laws on rights
Map SDGs on to rights-based
developmental laws
Right to Information.
Right to Work.
Forest Rights.
Right to Education.
Right to Food.
Localizing Understanding of
SDG ConceptsFor understanding, analysis, reflection, local action Poverty dimensions.at all ages.strategies to combat. Malnutrition. Climate change – Resilience. Sustainable food production. Genetic diversity. Traditional knowledge
Localizing understanding of
SDG Concepts [Contd…] Non Communicable Diseases.
Equitable, quality education.
Gender.
Social evils.
Natural Resource Management.
Inclusive growth.
Decent work.
Labour Rights.
Financial inclusion.
Peace/nonviolence.
Lifestyle in harmony with nature.
SPECIFIC ROLES
Goal 1 – Poverty
access to basic services.
SHG partnership.
Goal 2 – Hunger/Food Security/Nutrition/Sustainable
agriculture
ICDS/Midday Meal.
MGNREGS.
Goal 3 – Healthy Lives
enabling access to social determinants of health.
extension.
communicable/non-communicable diseases.
substance abuse.
SPECIFIC ROLES [Contd…]
Goal 4 – Education access. performance watch.Goal 5 – Gender equality EWR.. Capacity of EWR. SHG partnership and engendering
planning.Goad 6 – WATSAN Most critical. universal role.
SPECIFIC ROLES [Contd…]
Goal 8 – Growth/Employment/Decent work MGNREGS , skill development,
secondary education, higher educationGoal 10 – Reduce inequality inclusion. Civic/Political capital.Goal 16 Peaceful and inclusive Society Grama Sabha. SHGs. Social Capital
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