Analysis - Asian and African parliamentarians have committed to accelerate the implementation of a people-centered development agenda as the African continent continues to face rapid demographic change with several challenges, such as youth unemployment and gender inequities.
Kigali — Asian and African parliamentarians have committed to accelerate the implementation of a people-centered development agenda as the African continent continues to face rapid demographic change with several challenges, such as youth unemployment and gender inequities.
As stakeholders are now set to celebrate the 30th anniversary of implementing ICDP resolutions, Ikegami emphasizes the need for African and Asian nations to consolidate views on how countries should specifically carry out parliamentary activities for the global review process. Some participants at the African and Asian Parliamentarians' Dialogue in Kigali emphasized the need to take lessons from experience towards implementing ICDP's commitments stressing the lack of effective monitoring strategies.
Both Asante-Ntiamoah and Mukabikino are convinced that Africa's young population brings many opportunities for economic growth despite deepening inequality within and across the continent. "As legislators, we have a responsibility to make laws in a move to address such kind of issue that is presently affecting our population," he said.some participants shared experiences of their countries where for example, adopting a new law on minimum legal age of marriage for girls has been critical to harnessing the demographic dividend.
"We believe that education is a cornerstone to protecting girls from child marriage ... at 21 young girls are supposed to have graduated from university and are healthier to make their choice and participate more in the formal labor," Ndangiza told delegates.
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