Asia-Pacific youth commit to advocating “no” to discriminating laws and policies
Commitment description:By 2030, we, young people of Asia and the Pacific, commit to advocating for the full implementation of existing laws and policies preventing gender-based violence and harmful practices so that it fully protects, fulfills and promotes the rights of individuals to live free from stigma, discrimination and violence, especially by legally protecting marginalized groups.
By 2030, we commit to collaborating with relevant stakeholders to review and repeal laws and policies that obstruct all individuals' capacity in achieving their potentials and enjoying their life by using the international human rights mechanism to manifest a peaceful, just, and inclusive societies, particularly for persons having diverse sexual orientations and gender identities, persons with disabilities, and persons belonging to indigenous communities.
Mode of engagement:
- Policy and guidanceReaffirmation of the Youth Call-to-Action prepared at the 2018 Mid-term Review of the Asia Pacific Ministerial Declaration on Population and Development, at the ICPD25 Regional Consultation held in Bangkok.
Address gender-based violence and the harmful practices of child, early and forced marriages and female genital mutilation(5) (a) Zero sexual and gender-based violence and harmful practices, including zero child, early and forced marriage, as well as zero female genital mutilation; and (b) Elimination of all forms of discrimination against all women and girls, in order to realize all individuals’ full socio-economic potential.
