Lawmakers pledge to turn youth advocacy into legislative action
Summary
Lawmakers in Lalitpur have pledged to turn youth advocacy into formal legislative action and create structured engagement with young people. The dialogue also presented policy papers on parliamentary engagement, youth employment, governance transparency, road safety and civic education.
Key Points
- Members of the House of Representatives pledged to convert youth advocacy into formal legislative action and strengthen evidence-based engagement with young people.
- The Youth Parliament Dialogue in Lalitpur was organised by Samanwaya Nepal with support from the Youth Democracy Network.
- MPs Srishti Bhattarai, Amrita BK and Kamal Subedi said youth recommendations should feed into committees, implementation and institutional follow-up.
- Five policy position papers from Samanwaya Fellows covered parliamentary engagement, youth employment, governance transparency, road safety and civic education.
