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Groundbreaking Parliamentary Caucus Advances Child Rights in Ghana

A group photograph of participants at the launch Parliamentary Initiative on Children’s Rights In a significant step towards strengthening parliamentary leadership on children’s rights and well-being in Ghana, ACEPA, with UNICEF Ghana and in collaboration with the Parliament of Ghana, has launched the Parliamentary Caucus on Children. It brings together Members of Parliament from across parties and […]

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Rethinking Youth Representation and Participation in the Legislature

By: Helena Kyeremanteng, Admin and Programme Assistant, ACEPA Introduction “Ghana’s youngest Parliament” has become a popular description of the 9th Parliament in media and public discourse, yet the data tell a different story. While young people aged 15–35 constitute 38.2% of Ghana’s population, only 8.2% of MPs fall within the 30–39 age bracket, and none are aged[…]