What governments should do to respect human rights are set out in the General Measures of Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). These say that:

• Governments need to do everything in their power to respect children’s rights. They should makes sure that they provide the most money they can to make that happen.
• Governments should make sure that children and young people know what their rights are.
• Governments should help adults understand how to respect these rights.
• When governments are reporting back the the United Nations about what they have done to respect children’s human rights, they should make sure that these reports are available to everyone, including children and young people.