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Guyana elections seen as fair, but inclusivity challenges remain - Commonwealth observer report on Guyana’s 2025 elections

A Commonwealth Observer Group (COG), which observed Guyana’s 1 September 2025 General and Regional Elections has concluded that the elections were largely peaceful with voting, counting, and tabulation professionally managed.

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Collage of the 20 regional finalists for the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Awards

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Regional finalists announced for the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Awards

Commonwealth Secretary-General The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC

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Opinion: A gender-equal society will move us all forward

A man holding a sign saying 'Less pollution'

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Commonwealth youth unite to tackle ocean challenges and spur sustainable change

Uzoamaka Nwamarah is an Adviser on Climate Change at the Commonwealth Secretariat, where she is responsible for providing strategic leadership and technical oversight on the Commonwealth NDC Programme, along with gender and youth mainstreaming.

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Ask the Expert – Uzoamaka Nwamarah, Adviser, Climate Change

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Danny Faure, Former President of the Republic of Seychelles to lead Commonwealth Observers for Elections in Maldives

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‘This is our time’: Commonwealth women’s affairs ministers meeting opens with calls for stronger action on gender equality

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Commonwealth Observer Group arrives in Zimbabwe

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Commonwealth Secretariat and Stimson Center extend groundbreaking climate assessment to Dominica and Mauritius

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Blog: Why I’m championing gender equality in ocean action

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