H>E Boemo Sekgoma

STATEMENT ON THE RE-APPOINTMENT OF HER EXCELLENCY BOEMO NDU SEKGOMA AS THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF SADC-PF

The Southern Africa Youth Forum (SAYoF) congratulates Her Excellency Boemo Ndu Sekgoma on her reappointment as the Secretary-General for the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC-PF).  The resolution to re-appoint her that took place during the SADC-PF Plenary Assembly at its 54th Session in Mauritius on 25th November 2023 is a great milestone for the region, especially…

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SADC Youth

The Role of the Youth in Natural Resources Governance

Introduction and Background Context The concept of natural resources governance gained popularity in recent decades at the back of the age-old practice of environmentalism, which generally directs attention to the preservation of the environment and to the relationship between environmental issues and development (Pepper 1986). By ‘natural resources’ is meant the “natural assets (raw materials)…

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5th SADC Youth Forum Declaration

PREAMBLE We the Young People of Southern Africa, gathering in our diversity at the 5th SADC Youth Forum hosted from 25 to 27 July 2023, Gaborone, Botswana, representing all the 16 SADC Member States: Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, United Republic of Tanzania,…

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Southern Africa RCOY

5th SADC Youth Forum – Newsletter

The Regional Conference of Youth (RCOY) scored big at the 5th SADC Youth Forum Climate Change has emerged as the apartheid of our time, wreaking havoc on planet Earth and leaving a lot to be desired. The crisis has resulted in several induced disasters chief amongst these being food insecurity, water scarcity, biodiversity loss, forced…

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DÉCLARATION COMMUNE DU FORUM PARLEMENTAIRE DE LA SADC (FP-SADC) ET DU FORUM DES JEUNES DE LA SADC (SAYoF) À L’OCCASION DE LA JOURNÉE INTERNATIONALE DE LA JEUNESSE LE 12 AOÛT 2023

Chers collègues/partenaires, C’est avec un grand plaisir que nous publions cette déclaration commune inaugurale à l’intention de nos partenaires dans le cadre de la célébration de la Journée internationale de la jeunesse en ce 12 août 2023. Cela nous donne l’occasion de reconnaître que les jeunes d’Afrique sont prêts à faire face aux nouveaux défis…

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International Youth Day 2023

DECLARAÇÃO CONJUNTA DO FÓRUM PARLAMENTAR DA SADC (FP-SADC) COM O FÓRUM DA JUVENTUDE DA SADC (SAYoF) SOBRE O DIA INTERNACIONAL DA JUVENTUDE, 12 DE AGOSTO DE 2023

Caros Colegas/Parceiros, É com bastante entusiasmo que publicamos esta primeira declaração conjunta aos parceiros na ocasião da celebração do Dia Internacional da Juventude neste 12 de Agosto de 2022. Trata-se de reconhecer que a juventude da África está disposta a abraçar os desafios e as oportunidades emergentes que a região tem para oferecer. No entanto,…

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International Youth Day 2023

JOINT STATEMENT OF THE SADC PARLIAMENTARY FORUM (SADC-PF) AND THE SADC YOUTH FORUM (SAYoF) ON INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY 12TH AUGUST 2023

Dear Colleagues/Partners, It is with great pleasure that we release this inaugural joint statement to partners in view of celebrating the International Youth Day on this 12th August 2023. This is to recognize that the youth of Africa is ready to embrace the emerging challenges and opportunities that the region has to offer. Yet, the…

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