Convention on the rights of the Child
Read here: https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/convention-rights-child
Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) Conference Outcome Document: Rome Declaration on Nutrition 19 – 21 November 2014
Global attention on addressing malnutrition in all its forms. The two main outcome documents–the Rome Declaration on Nutrition and the Framework for Action —were endorsed by participating governments at the conference, committing world leaders to establish national policies aimed at eradicating malnutrition and transforming food systems to make nutritious diets available to all. 48...
African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC)
The ACERWC draws its mandate from articles 32-46 of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, which was adopted by the Heads of State and Government of the OAU on 11th July 1990 and came into force on 29th November 1999. The Charter provides for the Establishment of...
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
Article 14: Health and Health Services1. (a) to reduce infant and child mortality rate;2. (b) to ensure the provision of necessary medical assistance and health care to all children with an emphasis on the development of primary health care;3. (c) to ensure the provision of adequate nutrition and safe drinking water;4. (d) to combat disease and...
Africa Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want. AU September 2015
AGENDA 2063 is Africa’s blueprint and master plan for transforming Africa into the global powerhouse of the future. It is the continent’s strategic framework that aims to deliver on its goal for inclusive and sustainable development and is a concrete manifestation of the pan-African drive for unity, self-determination, freedom, progress and...
Malabo Declaration on Accelerated Agricultural Growth and Transformation for Shared Prosperity and Improved Livelihoods
The Malabo Declaration, coming out of the 23rd AU Summit of Heads of State and Government in Equatorial Guinea, commits member states to implement a number of essential policy reforms toward ending hunger and cutting poverty in Africa in half by 2025. To meet these goals, African leaders reaffirmed their intention to...
Dakar Declaration: Water Security and Sanitation for Peace and Development
Dakar Declaration: Water Security and Sanitation for Peace and DevelopmentRead more: https://www.worldwaterforum.org/en/practical-information/dakar-declaration
Africa’s Agenda for Children 2040: Fostering an Africa fit for Children (November 2016)
https://www.acerwc.africa/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Agenda_2040_for_Children_Rights_in_Africa_15x24.pdf
Malabo Declaration on Nutrition Security for Inclusive Economic Growth and Sustainable Development in Africa (Assembly/AU/ /Decl.4(XXIII)
https://www.resakss.org/sites/default/files/AU%20Assembly%202014%20Declaration%20on%20Nutrition%20Security%20for%20Inclusive%20Growth%20and%20Sustainable%20Development%20in%20Africa.pdf