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COMMONWEALTH BLOG - Issues, Insights, & Innovation

Secretary-General to address Human Rights Council

RCS Ottawa

Feb 28, 2017

Secretary-General to address Human Rights Council

Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland will make her maiden speech at the High Level Segment (HLS) of the 34th session of the...

Second Debate on Sport and Sustainable Development

RCS Ottawa

Feb 6, 2017

Second Debate on Sport and Sustainable Development

To mark the fourth International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP), the Commonwealth Secretariat is convening the second...

RCS Ottawa

Feb 2, 2017

Commonwealth Trade Ministers Meeting

The inaugural Commonwealth Trade Ministers Meeting is scheduled to take place in London on 9-10 March 2017 in advance of the 2018...

Apply Now for National Student Commonwealth Forum, Ottawa April 30- May 5, 2017

RCS Ottawa

Jan 28, 2017

Apply Now for National Student Commonwealth Forum, Ottawa April 30- May 5, 2017

Have you ever thought that youth can be more engaged and empowered? Now in its 45th year, the National Student Commonwealth Forum (NSCF)...

Is Ireland about to rejoin the COMMONWEALTH? Irish politician spearheading new campaign

RCS Ottawa

Jan 26, 2017

Is Ireland about to rejoin the COMMONWEALTH? Irish politician spearheading new campaign

Frank Feighan has reopened the debate about the merits of Ireland rejoining the Commonwealth following Britain’s decision to leave the...

Youth Council leader becomes youngest Trinidad and Tobago senator

RCS Ottawa

Jan 26, 2017

Youth Council leader becomes youngest Trinidad and Tobago senator

A leading member of the Commonwealth Youth Council has become the youngest ever senator in Trinidad and Tobago’s history. Nikoli Edwards,...

MARKING A CENTURY OF WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE IN CANADA.

RCS Ottawa

Jan 26, 2017

MARKING A CENTURY OF WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE IN CANADA.

To inspire young women to participate in the formal political sphere in the years and decades to come - Equal Voice has invited young...

RCS Ottawa

Jan 25, 2017

#BellLetsTalk and #HeadsTogether work to end the stigma around mental health

It’s a fact, one in five Canadians will suffer from mental illness at some point in their lifetime. One of the biggest hurdles for anyone...

RCS Ottawa

Jan 21, 2017

A peace-building Commonwealth

This Commonwealth Day, Monday 13 March 2017, we want to make a statement that can't be ignored. We want Commonwealth citizens to commit...

Young people should be prioritised at the highest levels, ministers say

RCS Ottawa

Jan 7, 2017

Young people should be prioritised at the highest levels, ministers say

Major outcomes of the 8th Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting include launch of the Commonwealth Youth Council and a proposal to reserve...

2017 Commonwealth War Graves Commission Centenary Interns

RCS Ottawa

Jan 5, 2017

2017 Commonwealth War Graves Commission Centenary Interns

- Aged 18-25? - Want to take part in our paid internship in France & Belgium next summer? THE COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION IS...

RCS Ottawa

Jan 4, 2017

International Trade Working Paper

Greetings from the Trade Division of the Commonwealth Secretariat! This e-alert brings you the latest issues from the International Trade...

New Year Message from the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth

RCS Ottawa

Jan 1, 2017

New Year Message from the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth

Turning the page at the start of a New Year opens our imagination to the promise of a new chapter waiting to be written. Our Commonwealth...

India’s outgunned Russia and Saudi Arabia to become the world’s fourth-largest defence spender

RCS Ottawa

Dec 15, 2016

India’s outgunned Russia and Saudi Arabia to become the world’s fourth-largest defence spender

India has broken into the world top-five defence spenders’ club. Asia’s third-largest economy spent $50.6 billion in 2016, up from $46.6...

Commonwealth Class: winning short stories by teachers announced

RCS Ottawa

Dec 14, 2016

Commonwealth Class: winning short stories by teachers announced

A teacher from India was announced today as the first prize winner of the Commonwealth Class teachers’ short story competition. Second...

Young people have role to play in delivering Paris climate change agreement

RCS Ottawa

Nov 21, 2016

Young people have role to play in delivering Paris climate change agreement

“Young people are brave. Their actions, challenging political correctness and status quo, will continue to inspire, revolutionise and...

Commonwealth report urges governments to strengthen student voices

RCS Ottawa

Nov 21, 2016

Commonwealth report urges governments to strengthen student voices

National student unions across the Commonwealth should be better resourced and expanded, in order to strengthen their voice. That’s the...

RCS Ottawa

Nov 7, 2016

Commonwealth Youth Work Week 2016

Youth Work Week is an annual initiative by the Commonwealth Secretariat that highlights the contribution and achievements of youth work,...

RCS Ottawa

Nov 1, 2016

Commonwealth drives strategies to put climate change into reverse

Cities that mimic forests, bricks made from converted carbon dioxide and highways lined with wind turbines powered by traffic. These are...

Finalists of 2016 Commonwealth Youth Worker Awards announced

RCS Ottawa

Oct 28, 2016

Finalists of 2016 Commonwealth Youth Worker Awards announced

Youth work professionals from 14 countries have been named as the Finalists of the 2016 Commonwealth Youth Worker Awards. This year’s...