Guidance on conducting a situation analysis of children’s and women’s rights

A rights-based, equity-focused Situation Analysis (SitAn) includes: a disaggregated assessment of the status of and trends in the realization of children’s and women’s rights; an analysis of the immediate, underlying and structural causes of shortfalls and disparities across various groups; and policy and programmatic recommendations to address the shortfalls and disparities and accelerate progress towards development goals and the fulfilment of human rights conventions1. By focusing on the key knowledge gaps related to inequities and child deprivations and promoting the broad engagement of all stakeholders, the SitAn is intended to make an important contribution to shaping national development strategies to accelerate achievement of the child-related goals with equity.