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Nominations For 2026 Commonwealth Youth Awards Open On International Youth Day
Wednesday, 13 August 2025, 6:48 pm | The Commonwealth
Each year, an outstanding entrant is named Commonwealth Young Person of the Year, with regional awards given for Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, Canada, and the Pacific. More >>
Celebrating Commonwealth Youth’s Contributions Towards Achieving A Better And Fairer World
Tuesday, 12 August 2025, 2:45 pm | The Commonwealth
Throughout August, the Commonwealth Secretariat is celebrating the extraordinary role that young people as agents of change, leaders, and mobilisers in promoting development. More >>
Commonwealth Trade Ministers And Business Leaders Wrap Up Windhoek Summit
Monday, 23 June 2025, 9:03 pm | The Commonwealth
Against the backdrop of rising protectionism, climate instability and a fragmented global economy, Ministers focused on strategies to harness the Commonwealth’s 21% trade advantage to realise the ambition of growing intra-Commonwealth trade to US$2 ... More >>
Commonwealth Trade Ministers And Business Leaders Convene In Namibia To Tackle Global Trade Headwinds
Sunday, 15 June 2025, 9:32 pm | The Commonwealth
Set against a backdrop of mounting global trade tensions, climate volatility, and deepening investment gaps, these meetings are more than gatherings, they represent a coordinated push to reset trade relationships for a more resilient and inclusive ... More >>
Commonwealth Health Ministers Unite For Bold Action On Sustainable Health Financing
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 6:16 pm | The Commonwealth
The 37th meeting of health ministers, held on 17 May in Geneva, marks a renewed spirit of collaboration among member countries at a time when many healthcare systems are under pressure to adapt to an uncertain and challenging future. More >>
New Secretary-General Shirley Botchwey Pledges To Advance Commonwealth Values In A Divided World
Saturday, 5 April 2025, 12:55 pm | The Commonwealth
Speaking at the Commonwealth Secretariat’s headquarters in London on 1 April 2025, the Secretary-General acknowledged the scale of the challenges confronting the world. More >>
Millions To Celebrate Commonwealth Day On 10 March 2025
Sunday, 9 March 2025, 12:43 pm | The Commonwealth
With ‘Together We Thrive’ as its theme, the day will bring together 2.7 billion Commonwealth citizens across the 56 member countries in celebration of their shared values and in pursuit of a common future. More >>
Commonwealth Leaders Urged To Work Harder To Leave No Woman Behind
Sunday, 27 October 2024, 11:12 pm | The Commonwealth
Appeal to get rid of the barriers and biases that continue to hold back women and girls in the 56 member countries. More >>
Commonwealth Secretary-General To Make First Official Visit To Pakistan
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 8:35 am | The Commonwealth
The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, the Commonwealth Secretary-General, will pay her first official visit to Pakistan from 28 July to 2 August 2024 on the invitation of the Government of Pakistan. More >>
Commonwealth Youth Leaders Want Action, Not Just Rhetoric At COP28
Sunday, 10 December 2023, 6:34 pm | The Commonwealth
Youth leaders representing the Commonwealth’s 56 countries have urged leaders at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai to move beyond speeches and deliver concrete action to safeguard the planet. Their call is at the heart of ... More >>
New Commonwealth Grants Available For Ocean Projects
Friday, 11 November 2022, 5:51 pm | The Commonwealth
The Commonwealth Secretariat has today announced the first call for proposals under the newly established Commonwealth Blue Charter Project Incubator . New technical support and funding is being made available to governments to support projects that ... More >>
International Youth Day - Nominations Open For Special 'Year Of Youth' Edition Of Commonwealth Youth Awards
Saturday, 13 August 2022, 6:54 am | The Commonwealth
12 August Nominations for the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Awards, which recognise exceptional young people from across the Commonwealth, have opened on International Youth Day. The awards, held each year in March, celebrate the outstanding contributions ... More >>
Commonwealth To Observe Papua New Guinea’s 2022 National Elections
Saturday, 4 June 2022, 6:10 am | The Commonwealth
03 June 2022 Former president of Nauru, H.E. Baron Waqa, will lead the Commonwealth Observer Group to Papua New Guinea’s national election. Polling will take place between 2 and 22 July. LONDON, 3 June 2022 – At the invitation of the Electoral ... More >>
Commonwealth Health Ministers Unite On Post-COVID-19 Health Agenda
Wednesday, 18 May 2022, 10:21 am | The Commonwealth
The 34th edition of the Commonwealth Health Ministers’ Meeting (CHMM) opened today with a call from ministers for governments to build sustainable and resilient health systems that can withstand future crises and advance Universal Health Coverage (UHC) ... More >>
Commonwealth Health Ministers To Discuss Post-COVID Priorities At Annual Meeting
Tuesday, 17 May 2022, 6:37 am | The Commonwealth
Ministers of Health from the Commonwealth are set to meet on the 17th and 19th of May for their annual meeting to discuss lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery efforts On 17th May, health ministers of the 54 member states of the ... More >>
Commonwealth Education Ministers Vow To Increase Investment In Education At Nairobi Conference
Saturday, 30 April 2022, 5:50 am | The Commonwealth
Nairobi – Education ministers at the 21st Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (CCEM) in Nairobi, Kenya, have issued a joint statement in which they recognised the urgent need to increase investment in education and skills at all ages, with ... More >>
Six Finalists Announced For Commonwealth Education Awards 2022
Friday, 29 April 2022, 6:02 am | The Commonwealth
28 April 2022 The Commonwealth Secretariat is delighted to announce that six finalists have been selected from a record number of entries for the 2022 Commonwealth Education Awards for their positive impact on education across the Commonwealth Today, on the ... More >>
Strengthening Women's Role In Politics Is Key To Solving Today's Crises
Tuesday, 26 April 2022, 6:03 am | The Commonwealth
25 April 2022 Investing in the inclusion of women and girls in political processes and leadership directly benefits economic growth, good governance and participatory democracy. This week, the Commonwealth Secretariat in partnership with Caribbean ... More >>
Commonwealth Secretary-General Calls For Urgent Climate Action On Earth Day
Saturday, 23 April 2022, 6:02 pm | The Commonwealth
22 April 2022 Previews Heads of Government meeting in Kigali The Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC, has called for countries to ramp up action to urgently address key challenges linked to climate change, ocean, land degradation and biodiversity ... More >>
Prince Of Wales And The Duchess Of Cornwall Will Attend The Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting In Rwanda
Tuesday, 15 March 2022, 7:10 am | The Commonwealth
14 March 2022 Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) which takes place in Kigali, Rwanda during the week of 20th June. “As the world works to recover ... More >>
