For Kimani, life is full of challenges and every day it’s about overcoming them without a focus on the fact that he has a disability.
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It’s not the fault of the child that he or she is born out of wedlock. That much would seem obvious. But for Johnny Calliste, a proud, patriotic Grenadian and project coordinator with the Ministry of Youth, it has meant stigmatisation and discrimination, especially during his childhood.
Read news - Grenada referendum and the protection of childrenMore than 900 students have begun their studies in the UK, thanks to the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC).
Read news - Commonwealth scholars inspiring global change Michelle is a survivor of sexual abuse and rather than let it define her and determine the journey of the rest of her life, she has used it as a powerful tool to help in the healing of others.
Read news - Grenada referendum and the Rights and Freedoms Bill: a survivor’s storyThe Commonwealth Secretariat is pleased to invite nominations and submissions for the Commonwealth Education Good Practice Awards 2018.
Read news - Commonwealth Education Good Practice Awards 2018There are more young people in the world today than ever before. Yet surprisingly little is known about the current state of affairs in youth development. Measuring the well-being of young people continues to be a challenge, even though its importance is widely recognised.
Read publication - Global Youth Development Index and Report 2016The latest round of the coveted Commonwealth Education Good Practice awards is now open to organisations that are delivering innovative education projects around the Commonwealth.
Read news - Submissions call for prestigious Commonwealth education awardsExactly a quarter of a century ago, on 20 October 1991, Commonwealth heads of government signed the historic Harare Commonwealth Declaration which defined the association’s fundamental political values.
Read news - The Harare Declaration: reflections on the landmark accord, 25 years onOctober 1991: Commonwealth vows to safeguard democracy and human rights
Read news - From the Archive: Harare Declaration sets out fundamental valuesBoth the president and the prime minister of Sri Lanka took part in the launch of the Colombo Declaration to ensure better health across the Commonwealth.
Read news - Colombo declaration for Commonwealth health ‘will shape global agenda’ By focusing on prevention rather than cure, countries – and especially least development countries – can get more bang for their buck when investing in national healthcare, advises the Commonwealth Secretariat.
Read news - Quality not quantity in health investment: Proof that $153 per head can boost a nation’s healthSports leaders need to “get serious” about tackling corruption, or risk undermining social cohesion and health, education and gender equality targets. That was the warning from Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland today.
Read news - Don’t let corruption damage sport’s promise, says Secretary-GeneralFinance ministers, central bank governors and the Secretary-General will be in the American capital this week to respond to the biggest financial challenges facing Commonwealth countries.
Read news - Commonwealth finance ministers address Brexit, climate and banking Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland will address the 2016 Commonwealth Sport Summit next week in Edmonton, Canada.
Read news - Secretary-General Scotland to address 2016 Commonwealth Sport Summit The government of Mauritius is to create a new national ‘sport for all’ strategy and action plan with support from the Commonwealth.
Read news - Mauritius to develop ‘sport for all’ strategy with Commonwealth supportAchieving the Istanbul Programme of Action by 2020: Tracking Progress, Accelerating Transformations is the second contribution from the LDC IV Monitor – an independent partnership set up to assess the outcome of the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (UN LDC IV) with a view to accelerating the delivery of the Istanbul Programme of Action (IPoA).
Read publication - Achieving the Istanbul Programme of Action by 2020The Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has welcomed plans to try to end the irregular migration of people across the world.
Read news - Secretary-General backs efforts to ease global migration crisisThe Secretary-General has been meeting the Bangladeshi prime minister, Sheikh Hasina Wazed, at the United Nations in New York to discuss a variety of challenges facing the Commonwealth.
Read news - Secretary-General and Bangladeshi PM discuss challenges facing CommonwealthThe Secretary-General has told BBC News that Commonwealth ministers and parliamentarians have asked her to help them respond to the crisis of irregular mass movement of people across the world by coming up with a plan.
Read news - Commonwealth consensus on need to respond to irregular mass migrationPlans for a first national inquiry into violence in Samoa were discussed by the country’s National Human Rights Institution, the Office of the Ombudsman at this week’s Commonwealth Women’s Affairs Ministers meeting in Apia.
Read news - Plans for first national inquiry into family violence in Samoa discussedTraditional leaders across the northern region of Ghana have come together to use their leadership roles and governance structures to end child marriage.
Read news - Traditional leaders commit to ending child marriage in GhanaThe Commonwealth Secretariat has been a pioneer in promoting women’s rights and gender equality since the 1976–85 UN Decade for Women, and of gender mainstreaming since the UN 4th World Conference on Women, to which our 1995 Plan of Action on Gender and Development was a Commonwealth contribution.
Read publication - Advancing Gender EqualityCommonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, has told a Canadian broadcaster that nations won’t be allowed to get away with cheating in sport and this was non-negotiable.
Read news - Integrity in sport at Rio 2016Governments commit to promoting sport as a vital tool for sustainable development, and taking strong action to protect sports integrity
Read news - Sports Ministers in Rio pledge to strengthen policies and fight corruptionInclusive, affordable and sustainable sport is intrinsically linked with a healthy, happy and engaged population, writes Australia’s Minister for Sport, Sussan Ley, who is chairing the Commonwealth Sports Ministers Meeting in Rio de Janeiro on 4 August.
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