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Young people set to benefit from the creation of a new Commonwealth alliance to promote youth entrepreneurship across the Caribbean and Americas.

A group of policy experts drawn from across the Commonwealth has called on governments to invest in sport as a tool to contribute to internationally agreed development goals.

The study on Preventing Child Marriage in the Commonwealth: the Role of Education was launched on Wednesday at the 19th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers in The Bahamas.

Youth workers across the Commonwealth are to get greater access to certified courses following an agreement between The Commonwealth Secretariat, the University of the West Indies and the Commonwealth of Learning.

The Riverside Education Foundation in India has won first prize in the 2015 Commonwealth Education Good Practice Awards

The 19th triennial Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (19CCEM) opened Tuesday in Nassau, Bahamas.

The 19th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (19CCEM) will tackle the tough challenges facing governments in providing quality education and employable skills for young people, Deodat Maharaj, Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General, has said.

To drive business and create employment opportunities, youth entrepreneurship organisations from six East African Commonwealth countries have agreed to join forces and form a regional alliance.

Young people from all over the Commonwealth are being asked to help set the agenda for CHOGM 2015 by participating in a social media campaign.

Youth at the ‘forefront’ of policy making, as Ministers make commitments on youth participation, entrepreneurship, and prevention of crime and violence

The Caribbean must put its faith in young people if the region seeks to be at forefront of innovation and growth, writes Deputy Secretary-General Deodat Maharaj

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'Youth, Innovation and Sustainable Development: the Commonwealth in a Post-2015 World'.

Partnership agreement signed to strengthen civil society participation in upcoming 19CCEM.

Visit of the Secretary-General to UNESCO

Four outstanding young people honoured at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Awards.

Malta Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting announcement

Commonwealth junior election professionals share their knowledge and experience in electoral management

The Commonwealth of Learning has set out a strategy to expand the “efficiency, scale and quality” of education across the 53-nation Commonwealth community.

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.

Sixteen extraordinary young people from across the Commonwealth have been shortlisted for the prestigious 2015 Commonwealth Youth Awards for Excellence in Development Work.

A three-day Commonwealth Youth Ministers meeting to address regional and global youth development challenges and opportunities.

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