Youth Caucus of CA members formed

Alliance for Peace organised a discussion programme on 'Trans-partisan Youth Caucus of the Constituent Assembly Members' attended by youth Constituent Assembly members of various political parties, UNDP Resident Representative Robert Piper and UNFPA Representative Ugochi Daniels.

The youth CA members later formed a group for mapping common youth issues to be presented in CA. Youth Caucus is a group within the Constituent Assembly that involves young members from different parties joining together with the aim of promoting youth rights through legislative processes.

During the discussion, UNDP representative Piper discussed on some of the challenges and threats to peace process while UNFPA representative Daniels stressed to ensure and include the youth rights, young women's rights, in particular, to the new constitution, according to the Alliance for Peace.

During the programme, the participants also discussed long-term structure of the Youth Caucus and strategic approach for the future. The Youth Caucus will be supported in its work by a "Youth Leadership Academy" to be formed by the Alliance for Peace.

The participants strongly stated the youth of the nation should be engaged constructively in the constitution making process by ensuring their representation in the sub- committees which will be formed in CA. nepalnews.com dr Sep 05 08