The Ibero-American Convention on the Rights of Youth was signed in 2005 in the Spanish city of Badajoz, and came into force on 1 March 2008. It applies to those States that have ratified it, and is limited to the Ibero-American region, which also includes Spain, Portugal, and Andorra in Europe.
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The European Youth Forum promotes a rights-based approach to youth policy and has for many years promoted better access of young people to their rights. This policy paper aims at drawing the institutional framework, setting the basic principles and drafting the future European Youth Forum advocacy actions in the field of Youth Rights.
We also recommend you explore the European Youth Forum’s extensive range of publications here: https://youthforum.org
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The African Union Constitutive Act and the African Union Commission strategic plan 2004-2007 give due priority to youth development and empowerment. They underscore the importance of youth participation and involvement in the development of the continent. Indeed, Africa’s renaissance cannot be realized if adequate investment is not made in the youth who constitute about 40 percent of the African population. To give substance to this commitment to the development of African youth, the AU has since developed a policy framework in the form of the African Youth Charter, which prescribes responsibilities to Member States for the development of youth. The Summit of Heads of State and Government adopted this Charter at their Summit in Banjul in July 2006.
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