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Apart from engaging in activism and lobbying, young people in the SADC area also use community-based projects to advance social justice and human rights. Numerous youth in the neighborhood participate in community-based initiatives that support social justice and human rights, especially in the fields of economic empowerment, health, and education.
The Third Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) focused on advancing substantive negotiations on the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation and the Protocol on Prevention and Resolution of Tax Disputes. The programme of work was structured across two weeks, combining formal, informal, and closed meetings.
The youth of Kenya are a most resourceful, innovative, and active segment of our society. It generates ideas and their applications to spur and catalyse social and economic transformation.
Youth for Tax Justice Network (YTJN) proposes the Pan African Creative Arts Youth Competition. This initiative seeks to harness the creativity of African youth to foster innovative ideas and grassroots awareness around critical economic governance topics, including sovereign debt, the AfCFTA, climate finance, asset recovery, and the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation.