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Nominations are now open for the Commonwealth Youth Awards for Excellence in Development Work
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Nominations open for Commonwealth Youth Awards
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Young people set to benefit from the creation of a new Commonwealth alliance to promote youth entrepreneurship across the Caribbean and Americas.
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Caribbean alliance eyes new era for youth entrepreneurship
A group of policy experts drawn from across the Commonwealth has called on governments to invest in sport as a tool to contribute to internationally agreed development goals.
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Governments urged to recognise value of sport in sustainable development
The study on Preventing Child Marriage in the Commonwealth: the Role of Education was launched on Wednesday at the 19th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers in The Bahamas.
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New Commonwealth report on child marriage is launched
Youth workers across the Commonwealth are to get greater access to certified courses following an agreement between The Commonwealth Secretariat, the University of the West Indies and the Commonwealth of Learning.
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New partnership will boost youth work education
The Riverside Education Foundation in India has won first prize in the 2015 Commonwealth Education Good Practice Awards
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Education Good Practice winners announced
The 19th triennial Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (19CCEM) opened Tuesday in Nassau, Bahamas.
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Bahamas meeting opens with call to ‘act now’ on education goals
The 19th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (19CCEM) will tackle the tough challenges facing governments in providing quality education and employable skills for young people, Deodat Maharaj, Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General, has said.
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Education ministers to focus on quality and skills
To drive business and create employment opportunities, youth entrepreneurship organisations from six East African Commonwealth countries have agreed to join forces and form a regional alliance.
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Better for business – Young East African entrepreneurs join forces
Young people from all over the Commonwealth are being asked to help set the agenda for CHOGM 2015 by participating in a social media campaign.
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#WhatNext: Social media campaign for young people to influence CHOGM 2015
Youth at the ‘forefront’ of policy making, as Ministers make commitments on youth participation, entrepreneurship, and prevention of crime and violence
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Support pledged for young Caribbean entrepreneurs
The Caribbean must put its faith in young people if the region seeks to be at forefront of innovation and growth, writes Deputy Secretary-General Deodat Maharaj
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The Caribbean can ill afford to squander its most valuable asset: young people
27 July 2015 to 30 July 2015
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The Asia Region Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting provides an opportunity to focus on regional and global youth development challenges and opportunities
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Caribbean youth priorities take centre stage at Ministerial meeting in Antigua and Barbuda
'Youth, Innovation and Sustainable Development: the Commonwealth in a Post-2015 World'.
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Commonwealth Lecture
Partnership agreement signed to strengthen civil society participation in upcoming 19CCEM.
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Civil society agreement signed ahead of education meeting
Visit of the Secretary-General to UNESCO
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Visit of the Secretary-General to UNESCO
Four outstanding young people honoured at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Awards.
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Winners of Commonwealth Youth Awards 2015 announced
Malta Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting announcement
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Malta Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting announcement
Commonwealth junior election professionals share their knowledge and experience in electoral management
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Commonwealth junior election professionals gather in India for training
The Commonwealth of Learning has set out a strategy to expand the “efficiency, scale and quality” of education across the 53-nation Commonwealth community.
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Commonwealth of Learning targets education and skills in developing countries
Education Ministers Meeting “critical” for better education systems
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Education Ministers Meeting “critical” for better education systems
Africa Region Youth Ministers made a number of commitments in a statement to advance youth development across the region with a view to giving young people better support and resources.
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Youth Ministers endeavour to stem rising threat of extremism by prioritising youth development
Sixteen extraordinary young people from across the Commonwealth have been shortlisted for the prestigious 2015 Commonwealth Youth Awards for Excellence in Development Work.
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Commonwealth Youth Awards finalists announced
A three-day Commonwealth Youth Ministers meeting to address regional and global youth development challenges and opportunities.
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First ever Africa Region CYMM shines a spotlight on youth development