Child rights and governance roundtable – Summary Conclusions

Co-hosted by UNICEF, Save the Children and the OECD, the Roundtable on Child Rights and Governance held on 26-27 April 2011 in London aimed to reflect on the linkages between these two areas, and initiate a dialogue between actors from the governance sector and child rights experts. Organizations attending included the Canadian International Development Agency, the German International Cooperation Agency, Oxfam UK, the African Child Policy Forum, the Overseas Development Institute (UK), the HAQ: Centre for Child Rights (India), as well as a member of the Committee on the Rights of the Child. Roundtable discussions revolved around one central question: What is good governance for the realization of children’s rights? They aimed to outline the framework for understanding the intersections between the two spheres, identify priority areas and main issues, and develop an agenda for future research, advocacy and action. This document presents the summary conclusions of the meeting.