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Advancing Care Economies: Why Fair Allocation of Taxing Rights Matters for Global and Gender Justice
Often, we are told there is no money for healthcare, for education, or for care infrastructure. Yet billions vanish through tax havens and profit-shifting schemes every year. This...
From Youth Unemployment to Revenue Engine: How Taita Taveta’s Youth Service Act is Forging a New Fiscal Future for Kenya
YTJN partnered with the Kenya Young Members of County Assembly (KYMCA) to pilot a transformative law in Taita Taveta County. The goal was both audacious and simple: to draft a bill...
The 39th AU Summit elevated Water and Sanitation as a Central Pillar of Agenda 2063, but what does this mean for Youth & Economic Justice in Africa?
By integrating youth into water governance and decision‑making, therefore, Africa can enhance equitable resource allocation, strengthen institutions, and foster social cohesion. Yo...
From the Margins to the Negotiations Table: How Youth Advocacy is Shaping the UN Tax Convention
If you are aged 18-35, the international tax system was not built for you. It was built for a world where wealth stayed put, where corporations had factory floors you could visit,...
Intergovernmental Negotiations on the UN Tax Convention Resume in New York with Renewed Opportunity to Center Youth Voices in Global Tax Governance
[New York, USA, 2nd February 2026] The Fourth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation will conv...
COP 30 in Belem: What It Meant for Youth and the Future of Climate Finance
By Ssemujju Lewis Edward and Lurit Yugusuk , YTJN The UN Climate Change Conference in Belém wrapped up on November 21st 2025, sparking debates, tough decisions, and a spotlight on...
YTJN Nairobi Tax Talks Final Day RoundUp: Third Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Develop a UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation
YTJN Nairobi Tax Talks Day 7 RoundUp: Third Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Develop a UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation
YTJN Nairobi Tax Talks RoundUp: Third Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Develop a UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation Day 6
YTJN Nairobi Tax Talks RoundUp: Third Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Develop a UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation - Day 5
Delegates at the 3rd Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC3) continued working toward the development of a UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooper...
YTJN Nairobi Tax Talks RoundUp: Third Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Develop a UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation - Day 4
The central discussion focussed on: Whether the text should reference ‘domestic’ dispute resolution mechanisms, with country delegates expressing concern that the term may limit th...
YTJN Nairobi Tax Talks RoundUp: Third Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Develop a UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation (Day 3 Recap)
YTJN Nairobi Tax Talks RoundUp: Third Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Develop a UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation
YTJN Nairobi Tax Talks RoundUp: Third Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Develop a UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation
Climate and tax justice: why one couldn’t go without the other
This November, young people from across the world come together to explore an urgent connection that few are talking about: how the UN Climate Conference (COP 30) in Belém and the...
