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Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting to be held on 27-29 November 2015

The next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) will be held in Malta, from 27 to 29 November 2015.

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Commonwealth Youth Games

5 September 2015 to 11 September 2015

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Young athletes aged 14-18 from 71 Commonwealth counties will compete in the fifth edition of the Commonwealth Youth Games.

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Commonwealth Students Congress

22 June 2015 to 26 June 2015

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Students from across the Commonwealth will meet alongside the 19th Commonwealth Council for Education Ministers to the discuss issues of critical importance to achieving progress in education.

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International Day of Sport for Development and Peace

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The event is to mark the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace and will be held at Marlborough House.

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Commonwealth Youth Awards Ceremony

10 March 2015 to 10 March 2015

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The regional and pan- Commonwealth winners of the Youth Awards for Excellence in Development will be announced as part of Commonwealth Week at an official ceremony in Marlborough House.

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Cameroon National Youth Forum

27 January 2015 to 29 January 2015

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700 young people from across Cameroon will meet to discuss the challenges and opportunities for the young people of the country.

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Education Good Practice Awards deadline extended

The Education Good Practice Awards deadline has been extended to 16 February 2015.

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The Commonwealth in 2014

Celebrating the year in pictures

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Launch of Commonwealth Community Choir Competition 2015

On Human Rights Day, at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London, ‘The Commonwealth Community Choir Competition 2015 – Music for Peace and Development’ was launched.

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Youth organisations agree on young entrepreneurs alliance for Caribbean and Canada

Youth entrepreneurship organisations from thirteen Commonwealth countries across the Caribbean and including Canada have agreed to form a regional alliance of young entrepreneurs

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Secretary-General's statement on Human Rights Day 2014

Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma's Human Rights Day statement, Marlborough House

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Resource for creating and managing youth clubs launched

Commonwealth Secretariat launches practical resource guide for youth workers and civil society organisations

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A Young Commonwealth

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Recognising the capacity, contribution and potential of young people, who play a vital role at the heart of sustainable development and democracy.

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Youth Worker Awards 2014 announced

Three outstanding youth workers were today honoured at the Commonwealth Youth Worker Awards 2014 for their dedication to improving young lives and their positive contributions to society.

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Commonwealth launches Young Professionals Programme

Young people across the Commonwealth given opportunity to help shape the work and priorities of a leading international organisation.

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Finalists for Commonwealth Youth Worker Awards announced

Their work with, and on behalf of, young people is truly outstanding and deserves to be lauded” – Katherine Ellis, Director, Youth Division

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Youth Work Week 2014

3 November 2014 to 9 November 2014

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Youth Work Week, marked from 3 to 9 November 2014, is a celebration of the achievements of youth workers and young people.

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2015 Commonwealth theme announced

‘A Young Commonwealth’ has been chosen as the theme for Commonwealth Day 2015, which takes place on 9 March.

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Why a youth goal in the post-2015 agenda?

The Organisation of African Youth and partners recently convened for a High Level Youth Policy Dialogue on Sustainable Development Goals from 19th-21st August 2014 in Nairobi, Kenya.

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Blog: SIDS 2014 conference in Samoa

Leaders gathered in Samoa from 1-4 September at the United Nations' International Conference on Small Island Developing States, to help build durable partnerships and secure sustainable development for vulnerable coastal nations.

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Nominations closing soon for Commonwealth Youth Worker Awards 2014

Nominations closing soon (30th August) for Commonwealth Youth Worker Awards 2014

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Commonwealth hosts diaspora leadership summit

The Commonwealth in partnership with Elevation Networks, a youth employment charity, brought together student leaders for the first Diaspora Leadership Summit, in partnership with Elevation Networks, a youth employment charity

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The Commonwealth at SIDS 2014

28 August 2014 to 4 September 2014

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Supporting small island developing states to build resilience and prosper.

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£5 million raised for children of the Commonwealth

More than £5 million was raised for children of the Commonwealth thanks to a new partnership between UNICEF, Glasgow 2014 and the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF).

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Commonwealth statement for International Youth Day 2014

The theme for International Youth Day ‘Youth and Mental Health’ presents a welcome opportunity for us to consider a subject which is still taboo in too many Commonwealth countries -- Deodat Maharaj, Deputy Secretary-General

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