Gender & Youth

  • 18 Oct 2016

    UEMOA creates a human rights network

    Topics: 
    Culture & Society
    Democracy & Peace
    Gender & Youth
    Members: 
    UEMOA
    Body: 
    On 6 October in Abidjan, the representatives of national human rights institutions of UEMOA member countries decided organise themselves into a network. The move will create a framework for discussion and exchange on all issues linked to the promotion and protection of human rights within the UEMOA region. The network will look at themes such as: the respect for human rights, access to justice, education and issues related to migration and refugees. Read on
  • 07 Sep 2016

    The routes of child migrants

    Country: 
    Guinea-Bissau
    Senegal
    Topics: 
    Culture & Society
    Education
    Gender & Youth
    Body: 
    This documentary traces the paths of 38 young migrants from Guinea-Bissau who became beggars in Senegal. The children who appear in the film have benefited from an education/re-integration programme that was implemented by the West African Network for the Protection of Children (RAO) and co-ordinated at the national level by civil society organisations. Read on
  • 15 Jul 2016

    Eradicating child poverty

    Topics: 
    Culture & Society
    Development co-operation
    Gender & Youth
    Members: 
    ECOWAS
    Body: 
    Following on an international conference held in late May at the ECOWAS Commission headquarters in Abuja, a group of experts commissioned by ECOWAS, UNICEF and the ILO, launched an appeal urging West African political authorities to eradicate child poverty. While health crises like the Ebola epidemic, natural disasters and conflicts have contributed to maintaining a high level of child poverty, above all it is inequalities and social exclusion that sustain the phenomenon. Read on
  • 12 Feb 2016

    Realizing the demographic dividend in Africa

    Country: 
    Ghana
    Topics: 
    Demographic trends
    Gender & Youth
    Health
    Body: 
    African leaders are gearing up to realize the demographic dividend in Africa. John Dramani Mahama, President of Ghana, opened the 7th Africa Conference on Sexual Health and Rights in Accra on 8 February 2016. The five-day conference gathered some 1 000 high-level experts, including African women and youth associations and other civil society representatives. Read on