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Calls for action on climate change dominate discussions during day three of the Commonwealth Youth Forum in Malta.

A pioneering young entrepreneur from Uganda, Dr Charles Batte, has been named as the winner of the ‘Bright Ideas from a Young Commonwealth’ contest.

Commonwealth Youth Forum 2015 – Opening Ceremony Theme: Adding Global Value…#WhatNext? Remarks by Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma.

More than 200 youth leaders gather in Malta for the 10th Commonwealth Youth Forum ahead of the Commonwealth summit

Uganda's Victor Ochen is the Commonwealth-wide Youth Worker of the Year for 2015

Announcement of National Finalists of the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Worker Awards.

Youth leaders vying to lead the Commonwealth Youth Council have announced their election manifestos.

Femi Asu, a young Commonwealth Correspondent and reporter from Nigeria, has been announced as the winner of a prestigious CNN African Journalist Award.

Young entrepreneurs across East Africa have formed a regional coalition of youth business organisations.

October 5 2015 is World Teachers Day: “Empowering teachers, building sustainable societies”.

One of the best youth sports events in the world

Over five days, between 5-11 September, more than 900 young people aged 14-18 competed in the Youth Games

International Literacy Day 2015, ‘Literacy and Sustainable Societies’ - 8 September 2015

Youth Ministers from Commonwealth countries in the Pacific have vowed to champion a greater focus on young people in decision-making processes in order to achieve new global sustainable development goals.

Youth leaders from Commonwealth countries in the Pacific have called for greater action to support countries threatened by climate change and for governments to empower young people to participate in decision-making processes.

By Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Deodat Maharaj

Young people across the Commonwealth are being invited to share their ‘Bright Ideas’ online and compete to win a trip to Malta to present at the <a href="http://chogm2015.mt/fora/youthforum">Commonwealth Youth Forum</a> in November.

‘Youth Civic Engagement’ - the important role that young people can play as agents of change and drivers of development.

A meeting convened by the Commonwealth Secretariat and hosted by India’s Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

Youth leaders from Commonwealth countries in Asia have urged governments for more green employment opportunities to support sustainable development.

Young writers and youth leaders are being urged to apply to become contributors to YourCommonwealth.org, a website launched by the Commonwealth to promote the empowerment of young people.

The countdown has begun to the Commonwealth Youth Worker Awards, which celebrate the achievements of youth work professionals and their positive impact on young people.

Nominations are now open for the Commonwealth Youth Awards for Excellence in Development Work