Stakeholder Forum of the 9th Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting
Commonwealth member governments, partner organisations and selected research institutions are invited to submit background papers for the Stakeholder Forum, 31st July – 1st August, of the 9th Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting (9CYMM), 2nd – 4th August, to be held in Kampala, Uganda. Papers will be under the theme Resourcing and Financing Youth Development: Empowering Young People.
Paper presenters will be informed of the acceptance of papers by 20th June 2017 to enable visa processing, ticketing and booking accommodation for attendance. All presenters, unless otherwise informed by the Secretariat, are expected to self-fund visa, flight and accommodation during the stay for the Stakeholder Forum. Presenters will be expected to arrive in Kampala, Uganda, on Sunday 30th July 2017, and depart on Wednesday 02nd 2017 unless a later departure date is specified in your official invitation letter.
Papers are invited that address the following areas:
a) Resourcing and financing core functions of the youth sector, especially:
- Human resource development and management in youth ministries and departments,
- Regulatory and legislative frameworks that ensure resourcing the sector, and
- Professional youth work,
b) Resourcing and financing youth mainstreaming across sectors of employment, poverty alleviation, justice, health, education, peace and reconciliation, migration, and financing/youth budgets etc., that address critical areas of national development planning requiring a youth lens (critical thematic areas may be proposed by paper presenters),
c) Resourcing and financing research and monitoring and evaluation, including youth-led research and M & E in youth development to enhance accountability to young people and youth stakeholders,
d) Innovative financing for development options including harnessing public-private partnerships and unlocking local and global investment opportunities for the development of youth, that ensure their equitable and just development outcomes for all young people, particularly the furthest behind,
e) Harnessing the power of ICT, media and innovation to best utilise resources and enhance youth development and participation.
(See attached stakeholder meeting concept note for further details).
Papers should either be:
a) Background Papers that:
- Present evidence-based policy recommendations for the consideration of Commonwealth governments; and/or
- Outline research or learning that can inform national policy development.
b) Case studies illustrating a successful policy response in resourcing and financing youth development.
How to Apply:
Background papers should be 1500 to 2000 words. Case studies should be 750 to 1000 words only.
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