NGO FORUM on the AFRICAN YOUTH CHARTER
Hurray! 4th September 2007, The Government of Mali Ratified African Youth Charter
Focus Group Workshop on PoA for African Youth Charter 27—29 August 2007 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Dr. Raymonde Agossou, Head HRST AU and convener of the Focus Group Workshop, says Signing of the African Youth Charter by member States, ‘unprecedented’
- UNFPA/AU Representative Ms Etta Tadasse assures participants of UNFPA’s commitment to support the Youth Movement in Africa, as a catalyst for growth and development of the Continent
CHARTER RELATED DEVELOPMENTS AT THE AU COMMISSION
For a Plan of Action ………………. The Endorsement of the African Youth Charter by African Union Heads of State and government, at their meeting in Banjul in July 2006: creates a platform for Africa’s Youth to engage at multilateral levels, on matters of growth and development, as it commits members state to take obligatory measures to improve the status of young people in their Countries. It enters into force once 15 member states sign the Charter – counting down, with Six Countries namely ( Rwanda, Burundi, Republic of Benin, Mali, Togo and Nigeria) to date that have signed; with Rwanda taking the bold step, to have begun the process of ratification. With a draft PoA, underway for endorsement at the next Ministers of Youth Conference of the AU; a new breath of ideology and leadership commitment to Africa’s renaissance; with youth as the epicenter for action; www.uneca.org/adf
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Chairperson South African Youth Commission (Nomi Nkondlo) in handshake with Emmanuel ishie Etim FAYC Convener, Recently at the AUC
“It is about Africa United—eating together” by Alain Wadje Nzukou
SIGNATURES SO FAR: BENIN (27/4/07); BURUNDI (10/11/06); MALI (25/10/06); NIGERIA (02/07/07); RWANDA (29/06/07); TOGO (20/11/06)
ROAD MAP - Newsletter
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RATIFICATION LIST: MALI (04/09/07); RWANDA (17/08/07)
PRESS ROOM
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