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.
G20 New Delhi Leaders Declaration
We are One Earth, One Family, and we share One Future. The Leaders of the G20, met in New Delhi on 9-10 September 2023, under the theme ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’. They met at a defining moment in history where the decisions they made will determine the future of our people and our planet. It is with the philosophy of living in harmony with the surrounding ecosystem that we commit to concrete actions to address global challenges.
Promoting Youth Engagement and Employment in Agriculture and Food Systems
Unemployment rates for youth are three times higher than for adults in all world regions, and a vast majority of unemployed youth are young women. Among people who do have jobs, youth have a higher incidence of working poverty and vulnerable employment than adults. Youth also face serious barriers in accessing land, credit, and other productive assets for establishing their own livelihoods, and many young people
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development | Youth Forum DeclarationUNC
Youth participants selected five topics they deemed to be the most crucial to young people to address at this point in time, namely, inclusive social and economic development, new economies, climate action, inclusive and equitable learning, and youth civic participation. Under each of these areas, suggestions and policy recommendations
Africa Agriculture Status Report- 2022
In Africa, the challenges of the past few years— including the ongoing impacts of the Russian-Ukraine conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain disruptions, conflict, and global environmental change are reversing decades of progress and exacerbating food insecurity and malnutrition. The Africa Agriculture Status Report (AASR) 2022 provides evidence and insights on the prospects of accelerating the transformation of Africa’s food systems toward resilience and sustainability, anchored in the 2021 United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS).
The Okoa Uchumi Campaign Citizen's Manifesto For Elections 2022 | Public Debt Accountability For Economic Justice.
The Okoa Uchumi Campaign is a civil society initiative committed to the goal of accountability in Kenya's public debt management. The dire state informs the campaign of debt management, which has been marred by opacity in decision making, mismanagement of debt expenditures, and flagrant violations of public finance requirements, which have contributed to the present economic crisis and a debt trap. The campaign is grounded in our constitutional responsibility to respect, uphold and defend the Constitution of Kenya.
The Secretary-General's Second Report On Youth Peace And Security.
The Youth Café, with an area in Peace & Security, actively engaging youth in the maintenance and promotion of peace and security while advocating for the prevention of violent extremism through social media platforms, is publishing the Secretary-General's second Report on Youth peace and security. The present report is submitted pursuant to resolution 2535 (2020), in which the Security Council requested a biennial report on the implementation of resolutions 2535 (2020), 2419 (2018), and 2250 (2015).
COVID-19 And The Youth Policy Report
In increasing numbers, young people are proactively combating the spread of the virus and working to mitigate and address the pandemic’s impacts. This report highlights young people’s actions to help curb the spread of the Corona virus, the impact of the pandemic on young people and considerations to take into account when engaging with young people during and after the pandemic.