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EU Action Plan On Human Rights And Democracy ...

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.

EU Action Plan On Human Rights And Democracy 2020 – 2024

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The Secretary-General's Second Report On Youth Peace And Security.

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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).

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The Youth Café Endorses The One Campaign Open Letter For African And European Leaders.

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The Youth Café Endorses The One Campaign Open Letter For African And European Leaders.

At The Youth Café, we believe that the youth are a tremendous and an essential asset worth investing in, consequently, we would like to reiterate The One Campaign's calls upon you to ensure that the voices of the youth are heard and their pleas acted upon. This realization is what has inspired the call by The One Campaign asking you to continue fostering relations between our two continents, in tackling the everyday challenges facing our youth.

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Global Stakeholders’ Consultation | The Lifecycle Of Plastics And Human Rights

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Global Stakeholders’ Consultation | The Lifecycle Of Plastics And Human Rights

In many countries, youth and vulnerable groups increasingly join the informal waste sector in search of a living. Informal waste reclaiming and treatment can empower marginalized communities, giving them social and working dignity. However, informal waste workers are often unskilled, untrained and perform scavenging and waste picking operations in unsafe and unhygienic conditions. Lack of personal protective equipment, such as gloves, glasses, and masks, exposes them to contamination from hazardous materials and accidental wounds caused by improper management on a daily basis.

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Global Youth Vaccine Confidence Report 2021

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Global Youth Vaccine Confidence Report 2021

While youth confidence in vaccine development against COVID-19 varies across countries with different income-levels, the general trend in the global sample of youth indicated high levels of confidence, with only 8% of youth expressing disagreement with the statement that they are confident in sanitary measures to respond, manage and address the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Quo Vadis? Envisioning Human Mobility For 2050

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Quo Vadis? Envisioning Human Mobility For 2050

Quo Vadis? Where are you going? This question took on a whole new meaning in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. With the spread of the virus, the concept of human mobility changed dramatically. For the first time, people all around the globe were confronted with a multilateral border shut-down. Even those who took freedom of movement for granted were faced with limitations previously unheard of.

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The Global Youth Statement

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The Global Youth Statement

It is crucial for COP26 to meaningfully consider and engage with the COY16 Global Youth Statement, which seeks to officially represent the voice of the youth and their policy demands. Youths around the world are ready for change, will political leaders at COP26 deliver it?

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COVID-19 And The Youth Policy Report

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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.

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Strengthening Youth Livelihoods And Enterprise Innovation In Africa’s Digital Era

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Strengthening Youth Livelihoods And Enterprise Innovation In Africa’s Digital Era

The Youth Café has cross-published this report in partnership with the Overseas Development Institute (ODI). This publication is the second of two to explore the findings and insights from an online global consultation, held in July 2020, exploring young Africans’ use of digital technologies in different areas in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond. More specifically, this paper discusses the topics of the second day of the consultation, when participants delved into employment in the gig economy, business and tech innovation, and financial inclusion.

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Advancing Youth-centred Digital Ecosystems In Africa In A Post-Covid-19 World

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Advancing Youth-centred Digital Ecosystems In Africa In A Post-Covid-19 World

The Youth Café has cross-published this report in partnership with the Overseas Development Institute (ODI). This publication is the first of two to explore the findings and insights from an online global consultation, held in July 2020, exploring young Africans’ use of digital technologies in different areas in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond.

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Trade And Development Finance In Africa In The Shadow Of COVID-19

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Even under the immense challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic on the African continent, great opportunities exist for the expansion of trade through trade and development finance. This paper will provide a broad overview of trade and development finance with a focus on Africa as well as underscore the necessity for trade finance. Moreover, although this paper will not serve as an exhaustive audit of trade finance developments in Africa, it will highlight some interesting developments that have occurred in the broad trade finance space in Africa over the past year as well as potential trade and development opportunities.