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1. Amplifying Youth Voices in Ghana`s Voluntary National Review:In the lead up to Ghana`s participation in the Voluntary National Review (VNR) of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Youth Advocates Ghana-YAG, in collaboration with the International Organization of Migration (IOM), held an online youth consultation to solicit the voices, perspectives and experiences of young people on irregular migration. Through the online social media platforms Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, young people responded to three (3) questions in a Twitter Chat and by submitting short video recordings under the hashtag #ForMigration and #GhanaVNR. The campaign provided a platform for young people between 15-35 years to share their life experiences, daily struggles, and innovative solutions to issues the Government of Ghana must prioritize to address irregular migration among the youth. The campaign reached more than 100,000 social media followers with active engagement and participation from about 1,000 young people. It was observed that youth unemployment, poverty and economic hardships and the desire for higher education abroad are key challenges that drive irregular migration among the youth. 2.African Youth SDGs Summit: In response to the need to consolidate the efforts and contributions of young people and to offer space for youth engagement in the implementation and monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goals, the African Youth SDGs Summit was established. Launched in 2017, the African Youth SDGs Summit was the first continental SDG event to be held in the sub-Saharan Africa and the largest gathering space for dialogue, networking, learning and celebration of successes and participation of young people in the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and AU Agenda 2063.The maiden summit attracted 430 delegates from 25 countries and created an environment for youth and policy makers to partner in delivering the SDGs on the continent. As an improvement and follow up process from the first summit, the 2nd African Youth SDGs Summit took place in November 2018 in Accra, attracted 1400 delegates, with approximately 45% being females, from females, from across the African continent who declared their readiness to partner with leaders to drive the implementation of the SDGs. The summit did not only offer young people a space and a voice, but also created a platform for the youth from different countries to connect with one another, It was also an opportunity for them to dialogue with government officials. In the end, the summit brought the UN System closer to young people and offered a community for civil society organizations, businesses and development partners to exchange knowledge, best practices and forge new partnerships that would accelerate the SDGs implementation for the youth in Africa. Health and nutrition, clean water and sanitation, decent work and economic growth that emphasized youth employment and migration, climate change and agriculture, youth leadership and governance were just some of the many issues that the young people spoke about. Education as a cross-cutting covered all the focus areas of the summit. The summit is a foundation and a catalyst for local partnerships with local governments, CSOs, local UN systems, and in some cases the summit participants have themselves become accountability or monitoring champions for SDGs delivery in Africa. |
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