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2. States parties shall undertake all appropriate
legislative, administrative and other measures for the
implementation of the rights recognized in the present
Convention.
With regard to economic, social and cultural rights,
States Parties shall undertake such measures to the
maximum extent of their available resources and
where needed, within the framework of international
co-operation.

3. This article describes in greater detail the kinds of
measures which government to protect the rights
of children, such as adopting new laws or
changing old ones.
Laws are not enough to protect the rights of the
children, so the convention also says that
“administrative measures” should be taken. An
administrative measure can cover implementing
plans, programs, strategies and practically
anything that makes the laws operational.

4. Some examples would be reviewing the policies
of schools, hospital, public parks etc. to see if
they are “child friendly”; buying equipment and
supplies for program
for children; cleaning and repairing buildings
used by children; making sure that people who
deal with children are trained and understand the
rights of the child, developing the volunteers and
community organizers, and making the provisions
of the Convention known to the public.

5. Doing these things takes money, and this article
also says that government must try to put as much
money as they can into the protection of children’s
rights.
Money is more important for the protection of
some rights than others. While money might not
be a key factor in protecting freedom of
expression and the right of the child to be heard.

6. Government must protect such rights “to the
maximum extent of available resources and
where needed.
This means that if they do not have enough,
governments must seek help, including
technical assistance , from the United Nations,
UNICEF, other governments, non-governmental
organizations and professional
associations of international cooperation

7. In most countries it is not possible to know how much
money is spent on ensuring the rights of the children,
but it is usually possible to know how much is spent
on health, education and social services.
In 1991, the Philippines used 21.8 % of the national
budget on health, education and social services,
compared to 17.7% in 1987.

8. COUNTRY
Bangladesh
India
Indonesia
Korea (South)
Malaysia
Myanmar
(Burma)
Pakistan
Philippines
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Thailand
HEALTH
5%
2%
2%
1%
5%
7%
1%
4%
5%
5%
7%
EDUCATION
11%
2%
9%
16%
19%
16%
2%
16%
20%
8%
20%
DEFENSE
10%
17%
8%
22%
12%
11%
28%
11%
24%
9%
17%

9. COUNTRY
Australia
Canada
France
Germany
Sweden
UK
USA
HEALTH
13%
5%
15%
19%
1%
13%
14%
EDUCATION
7%
3%
7%
1%
9%
3%
2%
DEFENSE
9%
7%
7%
8%
6%
11%
22%
AID
0.3%
0.4%
0.6%
0.4%
0.8%
0.3%
0.1%

10. The amount of money which the government must
use to pay back its foreign debt is another factor
which , in many developing countries, limits the
amount that can be spent on protecting the rights of
the children.
In 1992, the Philippines set aside 37% of its national
budget to pay its national debt, which limited the
amount available for education, health and other
basic services.