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Commonwealth Education Awards 2022: Shortlist announced

Twenty educators and projects have made the 2022 Commonwealth Education Awards shortlist for their positive impact on students, teachers, and education systems across the Commonwealth. Six finalists will be announced at the CCEM in Nairobi.

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21st Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (CCEM)

27 April 2022 to 28 April 2022

Conference

In April 2022, education ministers will meet in Nairobi to discuss some of the Commonwealth’s most pressing education challenges, at a time when the world is recovering from the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Commonwealth education ministers to discuss post-COVID-19 recovery at Nairobi conference

Top policymakers are set to meet in Kenya for the 21st Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers to discuss pressing education challenges at a time the world is recovering from the negative impacts of the pandemic.

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Blog: Two young people who are restoring the beautiful environment of their childhoods

By Idongesit Amba and Chukwuebuka Nnabugwu, Commonwealth Correspondents

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The Commonwealth committed to ensuring boys are not left behind in education

Speaking at the launch of a new ground-breaking report on boys’ disengagement from education, Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, reaffirms the Secretariat’s commitment to the 2030 Agenda of advancing education for all

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Access to sport is a crucial tool for promoting human rights and equality across the Commonwealth, say debaters

The Commonwealth Secretariat has marked this year’s International Day of Sport for Development and Peace by bringing together a host of experts for a lively debate on the role of human rights in sport.

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Digital destiny for development, says Secretary-General

Game-changing innovation has a key role in supercharging the sustainable development of Commonwealth member countries.

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Leave no child behind: Launch of the global report on boys’ disengagement from education

7 April 2022 to 7 April 2022

Webinar

On 7 April 2022, UNESCO in collaboration with the Commonwealth Secretariat and Promundo will host a webinar in support of the launch of “Leave No Child Behind: The Global Report on Boys’ Disengagement from Education”.

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Blog: Clear data key to monitoring progress on human rights targets within the sporting sector

A blog by Dr Lin Sambili, Project Manager, Sport for Development and Peace (SDP), Commonwealth Secretariat

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Commonwealth joins forces with the National Youth Agency to upskill youth officers in St Kitts & Nevis

“We have a duty to fulfil. To educate, appreciate and motivate” is one of the inspiring lines youth officers from the Department of Youth in Nevis recited from a handwritten poem during a training session run by the National Youth Agency (NYA) in collaboration with the Commonwealth Secretariat.

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Blog: How the Commonwealth is promoting and protecting human rights through access to sport

A blog by Dr Lin Sambili, Project Manager, Sport for Development and Peace (SDP), Commonwealth Secretariat

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Young people from across the Commonwealth recognised for transformation projects around the world

Five exceptional young people have been named regional winners at the Commonwealth Youth Awards 2022 for impressive projects alleviating poverty; improving education; promoting action on the climate and addressing gender equality.

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Blog: How young volunteers are restoring coral reefs in Kenya

By Judith Ochieng, Commonwealth Correspondent

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Blog: Youth as agents of change for HPV awareness and elimination of cervical cancer

International HPV Awareness Day is a timely reminder to recognise young people as Commonwealth change agents, whose efforts will undoubtedly be a force for good on our road to eliminating HPV and making cervical cancer a thing of the past

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Sixth annual Commonwealth Debate on Sport and Sustainable Development

31 March 2022 to 31 March 2022

Event

The Commonwealth Secretariat will host its 6th annual Commonwealth Debate on Sport and Sustainable Development on 31 March.

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6th Commonwealth Debate on Sport and Sustainable Development

This year’s debate on Sport and Sustainable Development, one of the seminal events in the sporting calendar, will focus on the timely issue of human rights.

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Commonwealth and WHO to strengthen cooperation on health, including access to vaccines

Memorandum of Understanding agreement signed today focuses on ending the COVID-19 pandemic, advancing Universal Health Coverage, addressing vaccine equity, strengthening digital health systems and working towards global health security

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20 finalists announced for Commonwealth Youth Awards 2022

Twenty extraordinary young people, including inventors, activists and entrepreneurs, from 17 countries have been announced as finalists for this year’s Commonwealth Youth Awards.

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Event: 2022 Commonwealth Youth Awards ceremony

16 March 2022 to 16 March 2022

Event

The winners of the annual Commonwealth Youth Awards will be announced on 16 March 2022.

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New education study offers strategies to fill COVID learning gaps

Report urges governments to build resilient education systems to ensure sustained learning for all.

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Signing Ceremony between the Commonwealth Secretariat and the World Health Organization

7 February 2022 to 7 February 2022

Event

On 7 February 2022, the Commonwealth Secretariat and the World Health Organization (WHO) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their collaboration in seven priority areas.

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Youth for climate action blog series

This Commonwealth Secretariat blog series features young people from across the Commonwealth who are leading the way on local climate action.

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The Implications of COVID-19 for Community Sport and Sport for Development

Learn about the Implications of COVID-19 for Community Sport and Physical Activity

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Education

Education has long been an area in which the Commonwealth makes a distinct contribution. Since 1959, Conferences of Commonwealth Education Ministers (CCEMs) have brought together ministers of education, officials, academics, teachers, students and civil society groups to engage with key priority issues for education.

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Commonwealth Moves

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