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\nThe KidsRights Index is the annual global index which ranks how countries adhere to and are equipped to improve children\u2019s rights. The KidsRights Index is an initiative of the KidsRights Foundation, in cooperation with Erasmus University Rotterdam: Erasmus School of Economics and the International Institute of Social Studies. It comprises a ranking for all UN member states that have ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and for which sufficient data is available, a total of 194 countries.<\/p>\n
The KidsRights Index has been developed to stimulate public opinion and public debate concerning the adhering of children\u2019s rights. It is a tool for governments, civil society and other stakeholders for taking action to improve children\u2019s rights. We aim to provide more insight into the detailed reports of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child and make them more understandable, so as to encourage dialogue about children\u2019s rights.<\/p>\n
There is still a considerable gap between children\u2019s rights policies made at national and international level and the local day-to-day realities of children and youths worldwide. The index provides crucial insights into what is being done and where countries need to do better to fully implement the Convention of the Rights of the Child.<\/p>\n
The KidsRights Foundation took the initiative to develop an index that takes a scientific approach to charting the status of the implementation of children\u2019s rights worldwide. The Erasmus School of Economics and the International Institute of Social Studies at Erasmus University Rotterdam were approached to help create the KidsRights Index. This special collaboration between academics and non-profit organizations that began in 2010 has led to the KidsRights Index that was launched on 19 November 2013.<\/p>\n
Over the past years, we have been in touch with and consulted with influential and highly regarded parties, such as the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child and the European Council. These parties are very interested in the KidsRights Index and the role the Index can play in promoting the adhering to children\u2019s rights around the world. We welcome and are continuously seeking (more) dialogue and possibly cooperation with other organizations in order to further the KidsRights Index, to which end a user conference was organised in the Spring of 2014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"