Child health and wellbeing dashboards: accountability for children’s rights
Journal: The Lancet. S0140-6736(22)00738-3. (2022)
Authors: Requejo J, Diaz T, Park L, Strong K, Lopez G; Children in All Policies Data and Learning Working Group
Abstract
In February, 2020 the WHO–UNICEF–Lancet Commission on child health and wellbeing launched its report1 and called for renewed commitment to children’s fundamental rights as enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC),2 an international legal framework adopted in 1989. The Commission’s report, and the Commissioners’ July, 2020 Comment on the potential for the COVID-19 pandemic to reverse gains made in children’s health,3 underlined the uncertainties children face, including climate change, political instability, inequities perpetuating intergenerational cycles of poverty, and predatory commercial practices. The WHO–UNICEF–Lancet Commission’s report also makes recommendations for building a better future for children by placing them at the centre of global, regional, and national development agendas and by holding governments to account for fulfilling children’s rights through a robust monitor, review, and act cycle.1
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