“...the government installed a national commission for monitoring of the implementation of all child and youth related policies, namely: The Presidential Committee for Child and Youth Policy (2010). This committee falls directly under the President and is comprised of 10 members, all of which are experts in various areas of child and youth affairs. The main tasks of the committee are: development of integrated policy, development of an action plan, monitoring of the implementation of the plan and advising the president on urgent priority interventions. The recent national development plan 2012-2016, the portfolios of the different ministries, the recent situation analysis of children, the CRC and the Paramaribo Declaration on Youth (2010), MDGs and other relevant international agreements, are applied as the broader frame of reference. Key priority policy areas have been identified: ECD (0-8yrs), Adolescents (13-21yrs), Violence, Vulnerable Children and Development Opportunities. Basic principles are: a multisectoral, rights-based approach, sustainable development, gender and social equality. Consultations rounds have been held with different stakeholders.”