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Policy Brief | Status Of Youth's Political, Economic And Social Rights In Kenya

Policy Brief | Status Of Youth's Political, Economic And Social Rights In Kenya

Being a member of the United Nations and by implication a party to various human rights instruments, Kenya supports various treaties and instruments that support youth empowerment. The central most of these instruments is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1945. Other instruments include the Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the International Covenant on Social Economic and Cultural Rights (ICSECR), the African Youth Charter (AYC) among others.

Meaningful Youth Engagement in Policy and Decision-making Processes

The present policy brief is one such input. It elaborates on the ideas first proposed in Our Common Agenda, taking into account subsequent guidance from Member States and over one year of intergovernmental and multi-stakeholder consultations, and rooted in the purposes and the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international instruments.