Youth workers imagine ‘hopeful’ future after COVID-19 at Commonwealth café
Youth workers used the words “challenging”, “resilient” and “hopeful” to describe the future of their work after COVID-19 at a Virtual Commonwealth Café.
New Commonwealth toolkit reviews Malta’s education system against international standards
A new Commonwealth toolkit is being piloted in Malta to help the country assess and, where necessary, reform its education system in line with international standards.
Blog: Averting a Dual Crisis with One Financial Instrument
It is perhaps fair to say that the world was ambushed by the pandemic in 2020. Global and national plans were derailed, and lives were lost and upended as each new development shocked and traumatised entire populations.
Blog: Coming Together for a Way Forward: Commonwealth Tourism Seminar
The upcoming Commonwealth Tourism Seminar on Wednesday, 30 June 2021, takes a look at the future of tourism and draws on new Commonwealth research -Tourism and COVID-19: Mapping a Way Forward for the Commonwealth Small States.
Working together the only viable way forward, says Secretary-General
Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has set out how an agile Secretariat has managed to support multilateral cooperation between member countries in the face of multiple challenges.
Statement by the Commonwealth Secretary-General on the passing of former President of Zambia Dr Kenneth Kaunda
Commonwealth Secretary-General The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC has expressed sympathy and a sense of loss at the death of Zambia’s founding President, HE Dr Kenneth Kaunda.
Bright young minds push for youth-led climate initiatives in small states
Of the Commonwealth’s 2.4 billion citizens, 60% are under the age of 35. The boot camp, developed by the University of Cambridge, stimulates youth-led initiatives and is a part of a multi-year research engagement between the Commonwealth Secretariat and the university’s Resilience and Sustainable Development Programme (RSDP).
Close to 600 officials trained across the Commonwealth in better government performance management
In one of the largest training programmes of its kind, close to 600 senior Government officials and decision-makers from across the Commonwealth completed the Advanced Online Training in Government Performance Management course.
It is possible to leverage ocean wealth, while protecting ocean health
The COVID-19 pandemic offers a unique opportunity to reorient priorities and reset our relationship with the ocean. Emerging from the pandemic, a global ‘blue recovery’ should focus rebuilding equitable, resilient, and sustainable blue economies, protecting ocean health as we leverage ocean wealth.
Ghana workshop raises benchmark for preventing and countering violent extremism
The Commonwealth's work to prevent and counter violent extremism in Africa has been bolstered by a pioneering online initiative.