INTRODUCTION
How the study was made
Assessing impact
Reporting to the UN Committee
CHAPTER ONE: FINDINGS
General findings
Specific findings
CHAPTER TWO: GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT THE CONVENTION
Barriers to implementation
Law reform
CRC co-ordinating bodies
Ombudsman for children
Implementing bodies
Governments and the UN Committee hearings
Local government
CHAPTER THREE: NON-GOVERNMENTAL EFFORTS TO ADVANCE THE CONVENTION
NGO coalitions
NGO reporting to the UN Committee
Other efforts by NGOs to advance the CRC
Other civil society efforts
CHAPTER FOUR: INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO ADVANCE THE CONVENTION
UNICEF
Save the Children
CHAPTER FIVE: RECOMMENDATIONS

This study assesses the effect of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child on the institutions and actors who have the responsibility and the ability to advance child rights. The study is based upon six individual country studies as well as overview of UNICEF and the Save the Children Alliance. It contributes to an understanding of how the CRC has affected local, national and international institutions.

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