Canada gives $2.7 million boost for Commonwealth Blue Charter
New funding from the Government of Canada will help protect marine health and promote good ocean governance, aligned with the Commonwealth Blue Charter’s action group on ocean observation.
Secretary-General expresses concern for The Bahamas in the wake of “catastrophic” Hurricane Dorian
With Hurricane Dorian having swept through The Bahamas with unprecedented intensity and force, causing extensive damage to infrastructure, and having reportedly claimed at least one life to date, Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has on behalf of the wider Commonwealth family expressed deep concern to the government and people of The Bahamas.
African members set for switch to state-of-the-art debt management system
Finance ministries and central banks from eastern and southern Africa have been given expert training to prepare them for switching to the Commonwealth’s new state-of-the-art public debt management system.
Week-long event sees officials work to boost Commonwealth trade and investment
Officials from across the Commonwealth have gathered to discuss how they can boost trade and investment links across the 53 member countries.
Secretary-General launches Commonwealth Youth Work Week in Brunei Darussalam
The Commonwealth Secretary-General has appealed to governments of member states to continue their support for youth workers and invest in education and training.
Nominations open for 2020 Commonwealth Youth Awards
Nominations have opened for the 2020 Commonwealth Youth Awards which will see winners awarded a cash grant to scale-up development work benefiting their communities.
Brunei meeting to boost Commonwealth youth development policies
The role of young people in the development of Commonwealth countries will be the focus of a high-level meeting in Brunei from 27-29 August.
Commonwealth Youth Work Week theme announced
This year’s Commonwealth Youth Work Week will be celebrated across the 53 member countries from 4-10 November.
Blog: Innovation: a light at the end of the tunnel for disaster hit nations
Since around 2010, the Commonwealth had been calling on the international community to look towards innovation. It was a period in which most of the memberships’ small and middle-income countries had become incapacitated with debt, whilst also facing the dire risk of more frequent and severe natural disasters.
Commonwealth highlights students’ contribution to transforming education on International Youth Day 2019
The Commonwealth has developed a new education programme to strengthen learning systems in member countries.