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"The world we want is a development contract that should bring everybody on board"
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UN Envoy for Youth addresses Commonwealth ministers
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Youth take centre stage at opening ceremony portraying Papua New Guinea’s diverse cultures
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Commonwealth youth ministers gather in Papua New Guinea
As Papua New Guinea welcomes delegates for the Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting, the country’s acting youth commissioner discusses his vision for young people at the centre of development
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Time to walk the talk
Explore this interactive story on CYP’s 40 years of championing young people’s engagement in decision-making and development
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Unleashing the vast potential of young people: a history of the Commonwealth Youth Programme
Awards highlight contribution young people make to achieving development goals
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Commonwealth Youth Awards open for 2013 nominations
London, 27 March 2013 ‒ Commonwealth youth ministers will make a strong statement about the role of youth in development when they meet in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea from 17 to 19 April 2013 under the banner ‘Young People at the Centre of Sustainable Development.’
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Putting young people at the centre of development
Entries for youth essay competition close on 8 April
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Have your say on women in leadership
First Commonwealth conference on training of youth workers will chart a way forward for professionalising the sector
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South African President launches Commonwealth youth worker conference
London, 13 March 2013 ‒ Four young development workers from Australia, Barbados, Kenya and Sri Lanka, were today awarded £14,000 between them for their projects.
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Winners of Commonwealth Youth Awards announced
The CSA will engage and empower students in the Commonwealth to influence key education decisions and policies
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Commonwealth Students’ Association launches strategic plan
The Commonwealth has developed its first index to monitor the development and empowerment of young people in its member countries.
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Commonwealth creates Youth Development Index
The Commonwealth is training Caribbean youth workers on educating young people about their human rights.
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Educating young people about their human rights
The 16 finalists will each receive a £1,000 grant to advance their development work
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Commonwealth announces finalists for youth awards in development work
The Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP) is celebrating 40 years of championing young people’s engagement in decision-making and development.
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Commonwealth Youth Programme celebrates 40th anniversary
Are you aged 15-29 and a Commonwealth citizen? Tell us what you think Commonwealth youth ministers should discuss when they meet next April
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Call for young people to contribute to ministers meeting
“Democracy is not what we have but what we do,” said Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba as she urged young people to actively participate in building and nurturing democracy on Thursday, 6 December 2012.
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Young parliamentarians quiz Commonwealth
Ahead of World AIDS Day on 1 December 2012, STRIVE Research Director Dr Charlotte Watts highlights the importance of engaging with youth and women to an effective HIV response.
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Youth and women: HIV vulnerability
8 March 2016 to 10 March 2016
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Theme: 'Engaging Young People in Nation Building: The Youth Worker’s Role'.
Peter Fleet receives award at the UK’s Youth Worker Awards during Youth Work Week
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Supporting international cultural exchanges wins youth worker a Commonwealth award
The Commonwealth’s regional youth centres will host a range of activities to celebrate the youth work profession during Youth Work Week, 5-11 November 2012.
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Youth Work Week 2012: celebrating youth workers' contribution to the Commonwealth
Anne, the Princess Royal, will meet young people, dignitaries and government officials at the Commonwealth Youth Programme Regional Centre for Africa
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Princess Royal to visit Commonwealth youth centre in Zambia
“We all win if the door is open for young people to contribute seriously and meaningfully in decision-making” – Katherine Ellis, Commonwealth Secretariat Director of Youth Affairs
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Commonwealth youth call for greater inclusion
Prince William addresses young leaders at Commonwealth Youth Programme in Honiara
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Young people an inspiration to the Commonwealth - Duke of Cambridge
18th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers
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Youth Forum Statement presented to ministers at the 18th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers in Mauritius
‘It is essential that our future professionals and leaders have a say on education issues that affect them and generations to come’ - Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba
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Commonwealth Student Association is launched