On day four of CHOGM 2024, women leaders, including the Prime Minister of Samoa and Her Majesty The Queen, advocated for women’s health and safety. Member countries discussed the Commonwealth Ocean Declaration, and youth leaders voiced priorities like climate change.
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Commonwealth women leaders gathered to advocate for the health and well-being of all women and girls.
Dignitaries at the meeting included the Prime Minister of Samoa, Hon Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa; the Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC; and Her Majesty The Queen. Here's an extract from Her Majesty's speech:
“Abuse can be prevented and ultimately eliminated, but only if we work together until that task is completed. That is our commitment to each other, to the Commonwealth and to the generations to come. Together, we can build a future where every woman and girl is free from the threat of violence, and where every woman has access to the healthcare she needs to prevent and survive cervical cancer.”
Member countries also met to discuss the Commonwealth Ocean Declaration. Expected to be adopted shortly, the Declaration aims to boost financing for a healthy ocean.
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Elsewhere, youth leaders met with heads of government and senior officials at an intergenerational dialogue. They voiced priorities such as climate change, education and health on behalf of the Commonwealth's 1.5 billion young people.
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Through the day, the Prime Minister of Samoa chaired the Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting. It discussed shared challenges as well as opportunities and set the course for the years ahead.
The day closed with a state banquet to welcome heads of state and dignitaries ahead of the official Opening Ceremony.
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The Ageing Well in the Commonwealth: A Roadmap for Healthy Ageing launched at event about non-communicable diseases. As the outgoing Secretary General Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC writes in the foreword to the report, healthy ageing is not just an issue for health services.
The new Ocean of Opportunity report was released, and highlights the impact of the Commonwealth Blue Charter, the landmark agreement by Commonwealth countries to actively co-operate to address the their many ocean-related issues and commitments, between 2022 and 2024. It focusses on how the Charter's 10 Action Groups have tackled ocean-related challenges and advanced sustainable ocean development.
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