Economic Partnership Agreements

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EPAS and social mobilisation

The role of the youth in EPAS and social mobilisation

Organiser: Africa Youth Coalition Against Hunger

Participants male 18 temale 47

Summary of issues

EPAs Economic Partnership Agreements

EPAs are free trade agreements between unequal parties which will tie up Africas regions to Europe in an imbalanced framework and undermine Africas producers economies and autonomous efforts at regional level intergration,

EPAs has an even greater impact on the African women because of the gender gap that exist between males and females and because the African women are still experiencing disempoerment, maginalisation, limitations and denial of basic rights. The EPAs will result into loss of much needed revenues as a result of the alimination of tarrifs and duty barriers

A bigger crisis in agriculture

Significant welfare losses

In all this Africa needs to pursue autonomously determined policies which promote the development of our economies and fulfill ther social and human rights and livelihood needs of our people.

Integration of African countries e both regionally and continentally on the basis of our own imperiatives is a key condition for the development of our countries and for the benefit of our people,

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Reporter Getrude Lema