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YourCommonwealth.org named ‘Communicator of the Year 2012’

Youth Programme links with Commonwealth of Learning to develop pilot course on Commonwealth values.

Connecting Cultures: celebrating our Commonwealth

"As the newest member of the Commonwealth, Rwanda has very quickly become a committed participant at the intergovernmental level, and the people of Rwanda are now weaving themselves into the networks and alliances that are amongst the many benefits and opportunities opened by membership" - Kamalesh Sharma

"We offer ourselves as partners in development" – Noelyn Wagapu, Pan-Commonwealth Youth Chair

"We are the dynamic drivers of progressive change in the Commonwealth" - says Chair of CYF Planning Group, Alan Huynh

"We wish our youth to be a wellspring of optimism for all of us" – Commonwealth Secretary-General

Building stronger structures to ensure greater inclusiveness to headline agenda

South Korean officials discuss issues relating to youth development with Secretariat's Youth Affairs Division

Meeting looks at the future of Commonwealth youth development workers

This year we mark International Youth Day under the theme ‘Change our World’. The Pan-Commonwealth Youth Caucus joins the rest of the world in celebrating and acknowledging the contribution of young people towards making our global community a better place.

Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General and the Pan-Commonwealth Youth Caucus laud International Youth Day

Commonwealth News meets the chair and deputy chair of the Pan-Commonwealth Youth Caucus

International Youth Day this year brings to a close the International Year of Youth, dedicated to Dialogue and Mutual Understanding. Throughout the year, young people in national youth councils, schools, youth clubs, faith and non-government organisations responded to the call to use their talent, energy and creativity, to raise and address issues of development and democracy.

Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General calls for simple and focused youth constitution, which meaningfully engages young people, is inclusive, and has a robust communication strategy