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We envision a Zambia, that has attained its Vision 2030 of a prosperous middle-income country where the population enjoys all the facets of a middle-income country by 2030.
Commitment description:• We commit to promote people centered development in all sectors by integrating population dynamics into development planning at the national and sub-national levels (8) Investing in the education, employment opportunities, health, including family planning and sexual and reproductive health services, of adolescents and youth, especially girls, so as to fully harness the promises of the demographic dividend.
• We commit to invest in inclusive governance mechanisms as well as sustainable International Cooperation and Partnerships. This will be achieved by institutionalizing the participation of various population groups such as women, people with disability, and young people in governance processes.
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We envision a Zambia, where young people have access to opportunities to develop to their full potential.
Commitment description:• We commit to increasing investment in quality and inclusive education, skills development, vocational training, and entrepreneurship to match the demands of the labour market. This will be achieved by strengthening the industrial hubs to be responsive to the need of young people. (4) Access for all adolescents and youth, especially girls, to comprehensive and age-responsive information, education and adolescent-friendly comprehensive, quality and timely services to be able to make free and informed decisions and choices about their sexuality and reproductive lives, to adequately protect themselves from unintended pregnancies, all forms of sexual and gender-based violence and harmful practices, sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS, to facilitate a safe transition into adulthood.
• We commit to promoting meaningful participation of adolescents and young people in national development by including them in development planning and implementation, monitoring and reporting.
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We envision, a Zambia where there is zero harmful practices such as child marriage, sexual and gender based violence and other traditional practices that may violate the rights of women, girls and children.
Commitment description:• We commit to end all forms of discrimination against women and girls by domesticating international and regional instruments such as the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women and Girls, Maputo Plan of Action, SADC protocol on gender and development and SADC model law on ending child marriage. (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.
• We commit to end child marriage by taking all necessary measures to accelerate implementation of the National Strategy and other policy and legislative...Mode of engagement:
We envision a Zambia, where every citizen enjoys their basic human rights regardless of their heritage and location; where the needs of all population groups are met.
Commitment description:• We therefore commit to eliminate all forms of discrimination. (1) Intensify our efforts for the full, effective and accelerated implementation and funding of the ICPD Programme of Action, Key Actions for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action of the ICPD, the outcomes of its reviews, and Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development.
• We commit to strengthen equitable access to resources to reach the most vulnerable and key populations. This will be achieved by establishing universal social services within five kilometers radius; to create an enabling environment for social services including addressing legal and socio-cultural barriers (and providing targeted social protection for all populations.
• We commit to strengthen humanitarian...Mode of engagement:
Reiterated EU commitment to playing a leading role in improving women’s and girls’ empowerment and access to sexual and reproductive health and rights
Commitment description:The European Union remains committed to the promotion, protection and fulfillment of all human rights and to the full and effective implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, the Programme of Action of the ICPD and the outcomes of their review conferences, and remains committed to SRHR in this context. We follow a rights-based approach to development, in accordance with the values that the EU is built upon. Having that in mind, we reaffirm our commitment to the promotion, protection... (1) Intensify our efforts for the full, effective and accelerated implementation and funding of the ICPD Programme of Action, Key Actions for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action of the ICPD, the outcomes of its reviews, and Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development.Modes of engagement:
The rights of the LGBTI
Commitment description:I commit to working to ending the criminalization, discrimination, stigmatisation, marginalisation and social exclusion of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender , Intersex and Queer (LGBTIQ+) population.
(12) Ensuring that the basic humanitarian needs and rights of affected populations, especially that of girls and women, are addressed as critical components of responses to humanitarian and environmental crises, as well as fragile and post-crisis reconstruction contexts, through the provision of access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information, education and services, including access to safe abortion services to the full extent of the law, and post-abortion care, to significantly reduce maternal mortality and morbidity, sexual and gender-based violence and unplanned pregnancies under these conditions.
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- Programmatic action
Improved Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights services for adolescents
Commitment description:Educate society on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights and Responsibilities.
(4) Access for all adolescents and youth, especially girls, to comprehensive and age-responsive information, education and adolescent-friendly comprehensive, quality and timely services to be able to make free and informed decisions and choices about their sexuality and reproductive lives, to adequately protect themselves from unintended pregnancies, all forms of sexual and gender-based violence and harmful practices, sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS, to facilitate a safe transition into adulthood.
Migration and Urbanisation
Commitment description:Promote the integration of migration and urbanization into development planning. (With focus on Integrated Development Planning at local level.) (9) Building peaceful, just and inclusive societies, where no one is left behind, where all, irrespective of race, colour, religion, sex, age, disability, language, ethnic origin, sexual orientation and gender identity or expression, feel valued and are able to shape their own destiny and contribute to the prosperity of their societies.
Develop and implement awareness strategies to improve knowledge, attitudes and perceptions about migration and urbanisation.
Promote the review of Policies and Guidelines to be explicit about the inclusion of migrants, Asylum Seekers and Refugees as human right.
A Forum on migration and urbanisation that addresses data gaps and...
Implementation of the Comprehensive Social Protection System
Commitment description:Development and implementation of a resourced peer support empowerment programs for children, youth and adults with disabilities, as well as parents of children with disabilities, available at community level to strengthen their right to self-representation and individual advocacy.
(9) Building peaceful, just and inclusive societies, where no one is left behind, where all, irrespective of race, colour, religion, sex, age, disability, language, ethnic origin, sexual orientation and gender identity or expression, feel valued and are able to shape their own destiny and contribute to the prosperity of their societies.
Samoa Government Official National Commitment Statement for the ICPD25, Nariobi Summit
Commitment description:The Government of Samoa reaffirms its commitment to the ICPD of 1994 Programme of Action.We recognize the importance of the ICPD Programme of Action and the fundamental role of ensuring universal health coverage to achieving the SDGs. (1) Intensify our efforts for the full, effective and accelerated implementation and funding of the ICPD Programme of Action, Key Actions for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action of the ICPD, the outcomes of its reviews, and Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development.
Samoa reaffirms its commitment to achieving universal access to SRHR as part of efforts to realize UHC, by strengthening focus on people and communities through a revitalized Primary Health Care approach. We recognise that an integrated multi-sectoral...Modes of engagement:
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