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The Youth Resolution On Fertilizer and Soil Health | Enhancing Youth Engagement For Sustainable Fertilizer And Soil Health Management in Africa

The Youth Resolution On Fertilizer and Soil Health | Enhancing Youth Engagement For Sustainable Fertilizer And Soil Health Management in Africa

Youth delegates drawn from The Youth Cafe, attended a 3-Summit with the support of Presidential Economic Transformation Secretariat and AGRA, dubbed the ‘Africa Fertilizer and Soil Summit’ convened by The African Union. The Summit, whose purpose was  to bring together all relevant stakeholders to highlight the crucial role of fertilizer and soil health in stimulating sustainable pro-poor productivity growth in African agriculture and to agree on an African Fertilizer and Soil Health Action Plan, as well as the Soil Initiative for Africa framework.

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The African Leaders Nairobi Declaration on Climate Change and Call to Action

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The African Leaders Nairobi Declaration on Climate Change and Call to Action

“ We, the African Heads of State and Government, gathered for the inaugural Africa Climate Summit (ACS) in Nairobi, Kenya, from 4th to 6th September 2023; in the presence of other global leaders, intergovernmental organizations, Regional Economic Communities, United Nations Agencies, private sector, civil society organizations, indigenous peoples, local communities, farmer organizations, children, youth, women and academia, hereby:

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Press Release: AU Leaders Challenged By Young People Denied Full Participation In The Future Of Africa

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Press Release: AU Leaders Challenged By Young People Denied Full Participation In The Future Of Africa

A group of young grassroots movement leaders from around the continent of Africa have called on African Heads of State to urgently work with youth to address the systemic issues that have disempowered an entire generation of young people. The young leaders are calling for African heads of state to allow them to exercise their freedom and creativity, to contribute to African society, by ending the unfair, unjust profiling and targeting of young people in national security operations.

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New Report Urges Improved Planning To Leverage Potential Of Urbanization To Address Environmental Challenges | The Youth Cafe

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New Report Urges Improved Planning To Leverage Potential Of Urbanization To Address Environmental Challenges | The Youth Cafe

The latest report on Africa’s sustainable development urges governments to strengthen their urban planning capacities to manage the potential of the region’s ever-expanding cities and address environmental challenges including climate change, droughts and floods.

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African Science, Technology, and Innovation Forum 2020 | The Youth Cafe

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African Science, Technology, and Innovation Forum 2020 | The Youth Cafe

The Science, Technology and Innovation Forum is part of the Technology Facilitation Mechanism, which was established by the Addis Ababa Action Agenda and launched by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to support the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Sixth Session Of The Africa Regional Forum On Sustainable Development | The Youth Cafe

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Sixth Session Of The Africa Regional Forum On Sustainable Development | The Youth Cafe

The Youth Cafe is taking part in the Regional Forum from 24-25 February, 2020. The Forum is an intergovernmental platform convened by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in collaboration with the African Union Commission, the African Development Bank and the United Nations system to review progress, share experiences and lessons learned, and build consensus on recommendations in the form of key messages to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Agenda 2063 of the African Union.