Migration policy framework for Africa and plan of action (2018 – 2030) Recommended strategies i. Ensure that the rights of migrant children, adolescents and youths are effectively protected under national laws by incorporating relevant international instruments, particularly the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, the African Youth Charter, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the UN Convention Against Trans-national Organized Crime and its two Protocols; and ILO Convention 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour. ii. Ensure, through legislative policy, that migrant children, adolescents and youths have adequate access to gender-responsive and culturally appropriate health care, education and shelter. iii. Ensure that national migration policies are linked to and coherent with policies relating to families. iv. Promote informational/educational campaigns to raise awareness about the youth dimension of migration among migrants, those affected by migration, and policy makers and personnel involved in migration, especially in the managing the migration process. v. Develop gender-responsive policies that encourage and promote migration and sports. vi. Foster exchanges among youth and students of/in Africa, with a view to further Africa’s integration. 9.10 Migration and older persons Older persons migrate for different reasons. Though non-economic drivers may dominate the migration of older persons, economic factors could also prompt it. The determinants and consequences of the migration of older persons need to be understood properly in order to cater for their needs. Older persons may be negatively affected by their uprooting from their environment and their health, and economic well-being may be compromised. Recommended strategies 80 i. Implement the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Older Persons. ii. Ensure that the rights and needs of older persons are met throughout the migration process. Recognise the individual needs and challenges faced by older women and men migrating, and those who are left behind.