National commitments

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How to interpret your country's score

1.1 National commitments (0–8)

A higher score means stronger governance foundations are in place. A lower score signals gaps in the political architecture needed to protect children and adolescents from sexual violence.

 

0	The country has not ratified any of the eight key international instruments. There is no formal international commitment to protecting children and adolescents from sexual violence.
+1	The country has ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
+1	The country has ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography.
+1	The country has ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure.
+1	The country has ratified the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime.
+1	The country has ratified the International Labour Organizations’s Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour No.182.
+1	The country has ratified the UN World Tourism Organisation’s Framework Convention on Tourism Ethics.
+1	The country has ratified the Lanzarote Convention.
+1	The country has ratified the Budapest Convention.

 

 

From indicators to budget lines

Governments should have this indicator in place to take coordinated national action to end childhood sexual violence.

Use this as a guide to strengthen your advocacy requests and create targeted ‘asks’ to decision-makers within the right Ministry (for example: Foreign Affairs, Social Welfare, or Finance)

Indicator	What it tracks	Budget-line-to target	Ready-to-use language
1.1 National commitments	Whether the country has ratified key international instruments on child protection	Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Ministry of Justice: treaty ratification (i.e., Convention on the Rights of the Child), reporting, implementation of international obligations	“Allocate resources for the legislative and administrative costs of ratification, domestication, and implementation of outstanding international instruments protecting children from sexual violence, including [name specific convention/protocol].”

Indicator	Examples of components to estimate
1.1 National commitments	Naomi to add

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