وينبغي للدول الأطراف أن تتخذ التدابير الكفيلة بإذكاء الوعي وحفز و/أو تنظيم العمل من خلال صياغة السياسات العامة أو التشريعات وتنفيذ برامج مخصصة للمراهقين.
If the adults around children, their parents and other family members, teachers and carers do not understand the implications of the Convention, and above all its confirmation of the equal status of children as subjects of rights, it is most unlikely that the rights set out in the Convention will be realized for many children.