Addressing Child Rights Through SDG-2 and SDG-3: Analyzing Custodian Indicators for Sustainable Development in India

Abstract

India ranks 118 of 186 countries on the End of Childhood Index which evaluates countries on the well-being of children (Save the Children,2021). So India needs to have a comprehensive strategy for respecting, protecting, and fulfilling children’s rights also means achieving universal sustainable development and ensuring that children have a bright future. SDG-2 (End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture) & SDG-3 (“Ensuring a healthy life and promoting well-being for all ages) are the most trans-versal and interrelated for transformational changes in the child’s rights & development. This paper studies the child-related Custodian indicators of UNICEF for SDGs-2 and SDG-3 in India by highlighting the need for child rights, national planning processes, policies, and strategies.