The EU Action Plan On Human Rights And Democracy 2020–2024 is a framework, one of purpose and direction, with a broad range of policies, tools, and political and financial instruments. This EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024 is the third Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy adopted by the EU. As with the previous two Action Plans, the objective is to enhance and hone EU efforts to promote human rights and democracy worldwide.
On 9 and 10 May we witnessed thousands of participants from every corner of the world gather online and in Nairobi, Kenya, to discuss and debate, to assess and plan around nothing less than the future of humanity and the planet. In the weeks leading up to the conference, unprecedented rains resulted in floods that devastated communities in Nairobi and several parts of Kenya.
According to a report on Ghana by the BTI Transformation Index 2024, political and civil groups are allowed to meet freely, organize , and campaign without state interference. The Political Parties Act of 2000 is in charge of the regulations on the formation and operation of political parties without imposing restrictions on their establishment. Social media has become a platform for political activism, notably through the movements like #fixthecountry. While social media remains unrestricted, there is growing intolerance from politicians towards online posts. Internet access is widely available in cities and expanding to rural areas.
This Advocacy Toolkit will provide young people and youth-led and youth-serving organisations with the knowledge, practical skills, and resources needed to effectively advocate for their rights and participate in democratic governance processes. As part of the Ignite African Youth Project, this toolkit serves as a comprehensive resource to empower youth and enable them to actively participate in shaping their communities and democratic governance. It will empower them to create positive change in their communities and beyond by providing a comprehensive guide to advocacy.
This Advocacy Toolkit will provide young people and youth-led and youth-serving organisations with the knowledge, practical skills, and resources needed to effectively advocate for their rights and participate in democratic governance processes. As part of the Ignite African Youth Project, this toolkit serves as a comprehensive resource to empower youth and enable them to actively participate in shaping their communities and democratic governance. It will empower them to create positive change in their communities and beyond by providing a comprehensive guide to advocacy.
This document also includes vetted resources for senior administrators, curricular developers, organizational staff, educators and employers. These key actions and resources support an emerging international trend in curricula and research to emphasize problem-solving for the SDGs. It builds upon preexisting strategies for education (e.g. UNESCO/ UNEVOC ) and the current work on greening the workforce (e.g. green jobs publications from ILO_ and green jobs resources from the Partnership for Action on Green Economy – PAGE ).
The Climate Damages Tax (CDT) addresses the injustice of climate devastation impacting populations around the world who did not cause the climate change but are left to pay for it without the means to do so. It looks to the fossil fuel industry - the burning of whose products are the root cause of the problem - who are currently making grotesque levels of profits in the hundreds of billions of dollars every year, to be held accountable for their actions. Most specifically, by being taxed considerably more to help pay for the skyrocketing bill for damages they have to date avoided.
In the context of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR75), the 25th anniversary of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, the adoption of the Youth Action Plan in External Action and the 2022 European Year of Youth - the 25th EU-NGO Forum on Human Rights took place on 4th and 5th December 2023, in Brussels, Belgium under the theme “Youth as actors of change for human rights”. It focused on the role of young human rights defenders (HRDs), the global threats and challenges they face, and explored meaningful ways for them to actively contribute to shaping their future and the future of human rights.
This report is The Youth Cafe’s review of youth participation in 2022 General elections in Kenya. It builds on the previous reports by adding new data from the last two general elections, using age data from official electoral datasets., as well as other quantitative and qualitative data from 47 counties. The data is current as at 16 Jan 2023. Scholarly studies and information from interviews also helped provide a full picture of youth participation before, during and after elections in 2022. Key findings and examples of good practices on addressing youth under-representation are included throughout the report, as are recommendations for further action.
Greetings, world changers and democracy enthusiasts! The Youth Democracy Cohort, a beacon of hope for the future of governance, is thrilled to unveil its latest masterpiece: the Menu of Possible Commitments.
The Youth Democracy Cohort, also known as the Democracy Cohort on Youth Political and Civic Engagement, proudly unveils its Menu of Possible Commitments aimed at boosting and refining youth civic and political involvement. This comprehensive list comprises 33 actionable recommendations tailored to assist governments participating in the Summit for Democracy, along with other interested governmental bodies or international institutions, in prioritizing, facilitating, and amplifying youth rights and participation within their national frameworks.
On 25th May 2023, The Youth Cafe Collaborated with the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights Development and the Economic and Social Issues Branch (OHCHR DESIB) in a virtual Youth Engagement Session. This 90 minutes webinar session brought together youth from different countries and backgrounds in a dialogue to identify barriers to implementing economic, social and cultural rights and approaches to operationalize these rights as a framework for addressing local and global challenges, raising awareness of the young people across the world about economic, social and cultural rights; promote initiatives and diverse implications of the youth; and to strengthen the linkages between the youth-led organizations.
