ABSTRACT
Provision rights have been part of the children’s rights agenda from 1924 when the League of Nations adopted the Geneva Declaration. The Geneva Declaration (1924) recognised adults’ responsibility to enact the rights of children to be fed, nursed and sheltered. The Declaration on the Rights of the Child (1959) expanded the mandate of provisional rights to account for the child’s right to education, nutrition, housing, medical services and recreational activities. This chapter foregrounds the book’s section on provision rights under the current United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) to bring a critical gaze on the current state of how signatories are enacting children’s right to education, housing, healthcare, food and nutrition, places to explore and play, and environments that respect diverse cultural beliefs, rituals and practices. Further, the chapter will explore the financial implications for signatories of the Convention as budgetary systems and accountability are required to ensure that resources and services are available to children.
