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Climate Change: A Compounding Cause of Mental Health Issues
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Climate Change: A Compounding Cause of Mental Health Issues
Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time. It is not a distant threat but a present reality, affecting everyone without exception. Studies have revealed that ne...
Hits And Misses For The Youth In The 2021-2022 Budgets For Uganda, Kenya And Tanzania
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Hits And Misses For The Youth In The 2021-2022 Budgets For Uganda, Kenya And Tanzania
ABSTRACT This paper examines the sectors of Health, Agriculture, Education and the concepts of Illicit Financial Flows, Domestic Resource Mobilization, taxation of the Digital Econ...
YTJN Statement Of Solidarity With Kenyan Youth Against The Finance Bill 2024
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YTJN Statement Of Solidarity With Kenyan Youth Against The Finance Bill 2024
KAMPALA, UGANDA (25th June 2024) - The Youth for Tax Justice Networks (YTJN) stands in solidarity with the youth and citizens of Kenya in opposing the Finance Bill 2024. This bill...
EALA moves motion to fast-track the harmonization of tax policies in the EAC
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EALA moves motion to fast-track the harmonization of tax policies in the EAC
March 2024 was momentous in our advancement toward youth participation in creating progressive tax systems. Hon Stephen George Odongo, Member of East African Legislative Assembly,...

Past Events

Africa Climate Academy 2025 - ACEP
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Africa Climate Academy 2025 - ACEP
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The Africa Climate Academy aims to challenge prevailing narratives on energy transition, climate action, and resource governance in Africa. Through engaging discussions, expert-led...
Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group
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Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group
The 2025 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will take place from April 21 to 26, in Washington, D.C. Key events will include th...
Eleventh Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
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Eleventh Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
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The Eleventh session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-11) will be jointly organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the...
Diakonia Review Meeting
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Diakonia Review Meeting
Within the Africa Economic Justice program, Diakonia currently supports several regional partner organizations who are pushing for effective mobilization and management of resource...
SADC Youth Parliament
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SADC Youth Parliament
The Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) was established in 1997 in accordance with Article 9 (2) of the SADC Treaty as an autonomous institution of...
Alternative Mining Indaba (AMI)
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Alternative Mining Indaba (AMI)
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The Alternative Mining Indaba (AMI) is a global safe space for stakeholders to discuss, debate, highlights and provide solidarity for those impacted and affected by extractives, es...

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