08 Legal and Policy
Framework

The legal and policy framework, structures and resources that determine children’s care and deliver care related supports and services. Resources relating to international and regional conventions and domestic laws and policies can be found in this section.

The main objective of the Plan of Action is to advocate for the promotion, formulation, implementation and monitoring of policies and programmes to ensure the protection of and support to the African family so as to enable it play its vital role more effectively in the development of Africa. The creation of appropriate structures, mechanisms and capacities for responding to the challenges facing the family are an integral part of the Plan of Action.

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Executive Summary,
Plan of Action on the Family in Africa