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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
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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
The next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) will be held in Malta, from 27 to 29 November 2015.
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Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting to be held on 27-29 November 2015
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.
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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The event is to mark the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace and will be held at Marlborough House.
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.
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.
The Education Good Practice Awards deadline has been extended to 16 February 2015.
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Education Good Practice Awards deadline extended
Celebrating the year in pictures
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The Commonwealth in 2014
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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Launch of Commonwealth Community Choir Competition 2015
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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Youth organisations agree on young entrepreneurs alliance for Caribbean and Canada
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma's Human Rights Day statement, Marlborough House
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Secretary-General's statement on Human Rights Day 2014
Commonwealth Secretariat launches practical resource guide for youth workers and civil society organisations
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Resource for creating and managing youth clubs launched
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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.
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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Youth Worker Awards 2014 announced
Young people across the Commonwealth given opportunity to help shape the work and priorities of a leading international organisation.
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Commonwealth launches Young Professionals Programme
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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Finalists for Commonwealth Youth Worker Awards announced
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.
‘A Young Commonwealth’ has been chosen as the theme for Commonwealth Day 2015, which takes place on 9 March.
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2015 Commonwealth theme announced
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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Why a youth goal in the post-2015 agenda?