Article 12
National youth policy
1. Every State Parties shall develop a comprehensive and coherent national youth policy.
a) The policy shall be cross-sectoral in nature considering the interrelatedness of the challenges facing young people;
b) The development of a national youth policy shall be informed by extensive consultation with young people and cater for their active participation in decision-making at all levels of governance in issues concerning youth and society as a whole;
c) A youth perspective shall be integrated and mainstreamed into all planning and decision-making as well as programme development. The appointment of youth focal points in government structures shall enable this process;
d) Mechanisms to address these youth challenges shall be framed within the national development framework of the country;
e) The policy shall provide guidelines on the definition of youth adopted and specify subgroups that shall be targeted for development;
f) The policy shall advocate equal opportunities for young men and for young women;
g) A baseline evaluation or situation analysis shall inform the policy on the priority issues for youth development;
h) The policy shall be adopted by parliament and enacted into law;
i) A national youth coordinating mechanism shall be set up and shall provide a platform as well as serve as a linking agent for youth organisations to participate in youth policy development as well as the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of related programmes;
j) National programmes of action shall be developed that are time bound and that are connected to an implementation and evaluation strategy for which indicators shall be outlined;
k) Such a programme of action shall be accompanied by adequate and sustained budgetary allocation.
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