Government
It is the primary obligation of government at various levels to ensure the safety and welfare of all the people who reside within its jurisdictions. With the move towards decentralization, local governments are taking a greater responsibility for this safety and welfare.
Even though treaties such as the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child are ratified by national governments, subnational and local governments equally have a duty to implement child rights at their level of jurisdiction. How they do this will depend on their level of autonomy.
See some strategies local governments can use to build a child-friendly city and practice examples.
As cities and municipalities grow larger and more complex, city leaders will need new tools, technologies, and ideas to make lasting and measurable improvements. They will also need reliable data to support their efforts. The Child-Friendly Cities Initiative provides a governance framework that can support these efforts.
Government includes city leaders including councilors and the chief executive, as well as municipal government employees including policymakers, administrators, advisors in the various sectors and departments of local government and professionals such as urban planners. It also includes elected members of government such as parliamentarians. In practice it also includes everyone who works for the government such as police officers, teachers and social workers.