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Rabat: Pan-African Youth Dialogue Kicks-Off

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The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) Caucus on Youth is attending a Youth Dialogue, hosted by the Parliament of the Kingdom of Morocco, in Rabat from 4 to 6 December 2022. The 3-day gathering is themed on the promotion of good governance through the elimination of hunger and malnutrition; enhancing the role of young parliamentarians and the youth in Africa’s Legislature. 

The official opening of the Pan-African Youth Dialogue was officiated today by H.E Hon. Chief Fortune Charumbira and remarks were heard from Hon. Laila Dahi, Chairperson of the PAP Caucus on Youth; Rt. Hon. Rachid Talbi Alami, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Morocco; Rt. Hon. Enaam Mayara, Speaker of the House of Councillors of Morocco; and H.E. Mohamed Almahdi Ben Saeed, Minister of Youth and Culture of the Kingdom of Morocco. Various stakeholders are expected to take part in the Dialogue including the young MPs of the Pan-African Parliament, representatives from  AU organs,  International Development Partners, Media, Academic, and Research Institutions.

According to the press release, the gathering aims to assess, identify and explore ways to address the elimination of hunger and malnutrition and promote economic good governance. The agenda of the meetings will focus on the elimination of hunger and malnutrition, included as one of the objectives in the UN Declaration on Social Progress and Development, the UN global goal of Zero Hunger by 2030, and the elimination of the causes.

It is expected that the dialogue will be a platform to share evidence-based knowledge, analysis, and exchange of comparable lessons and experiences in addressing good governance in food security in Africa. Engagements will further highlight the PAP’s contribution to food and Nutrition Security in the development of a model normative framework highlighting the best legislative principles and practices promoting healthy nutrition and diets.

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