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15 November 2013 to 17 November 2013
Event
CHOGM 2013 Outcomes: “Growth with Equity; Inclusive Development”
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The Commonwealth has launched the first index measuring the development and empowerment of young people in countries worldwide.
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Commonwealth launches first Youth Development Index
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma
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Youth Development Index launch: Commonwealth Secretary-General's remarks
Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba
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Youth Development Index launch: opening remarks
The first worldwide index measuring the development and empowerment of young people will be launched by The Commonwealth on 19 September.
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Commonwealth to launch first youth development index
"Awards showcase the brilliance and the diversity of what young people are doing in The Commonwealth"
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Commonwealth announces 2013 youth awards finalists
Commonwealth Youth Award winner Evans Wadongo talks about how his award will help Kenya’s schoolchildren
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‘Mwangabora’ or ‘Good Light’ shines a path towards education
Over 2,000 entries win awards with top prizes going to New Zealand, Guernsey, Canada and Hong Kong
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Commonwealth Essay Competition 2013
"Student leaders have a unique and important role in shaping the future of education in the Commonwealth"
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Commonwealth Students' Association launches recruitment drive
Youth Migration: Moving Development Forward
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Statement on International Youth Day
Annual Youth Worker Awards will for the first time include a call for nominations from each Commonwealth country
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Youth Work Week: Building Skills for Employability
The Commonwealth will raise awareness of the valuable role youth work plays in empowering and supporting young people during Youth Work Week in November
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Youth Work Week: Building Skills for Employability
Challenge looks for youth-led businesses that promote social change in Commonwealth-Asia
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Commonwealth seeks young entrepreneurs in Asia
Young people from four Commonwealth Pacific countries have completed a one week Training of Trainers’ course in human rights and democracy.
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Commonwealth trains Pacific youth in human rights
"We have a bigger role to play in the post-2015 development agenda"
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Young people call for specific youth goal
The Commonwealth Secretariat today marks the start of a new partnership with the BBC and the British Council on a project aimed at promoting dialogue among students and sharing educational resources with schools.
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Commonwealth partners with BBC, British Council on schools project
"The Commonwealth will continue to speak out internationally and to advocate on the interests of small island states" - Kamalesh Sharma
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Commonwealth Secretary-General's departure statement following St Kitts and Nevis visit
Major outcomes of the 8th Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting include launch of the Commonwealth Youth Council and a proposal to reserve special seats in parliaments and other governance structures for young people
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Young people should be prioritised at the highest levels, ministers say
Major outcomes of the 8th Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting include launch of the Commonwealth Youth Council and a proposal to reserve special seats in parliaments and other governance structures for young people
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Young people should be prioritised at the highest levels, ministers say
Discussions at the 8th Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting focused on issues identified by young people
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Ministers, youth and civil society join forces
Partnerships with young people at their heart is the way forward, say delegates at the Commonwealth Youth Stakeholders Forum
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Civil society forum on youth ends with call for collaborative action
Ela Beach, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 16-18 April, 2013
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Statement from the Stakeholders Forumfor 8 CYMM on the theme Young People at the Centre of Sustainable Development
"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
Speaker: Mr Ahmed Alhendawi, UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth
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Mr Ahmad Alhendawi UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth, 8th Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting: Young people at the centre of development
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