10 • AFRICAN YOUTH CHARTER TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION the inter-relatedness of the challenges facing youth and the need for cross-sectoral policies and programmes that attend to the needs of youth in a holistic manner; CONSIDERING that the promotion and protection of the rights of youth also implies the performance of duties by youth as by all other actors in society; TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION the needs and aspirations of young displaced persons, refugees and youth with special needs; HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS: