Resource title

The KidsRights Index is the annual global index which ranks how countries adhere to and are equipped to improve children’s rights.  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 165 countries. The KidsRights Index exists of 5 domains: Right to Life; Right to Health; Right to Education; Right to Protection; Enabling Environment for Child Rights.

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Author

KidsRights Foundation, Erasmus University Rotterdam

Year

2017

Summary

The KidsRights Index is the annual global index which ranks
how countries adhere to and are equipped to improve children’s rights.  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 165 countries. The KidsRights
Index exists of 5 domains: Right to Life; Right to Health; Right to Education;
Right to Protection; Enabling Environment for Child Rights.

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