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Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2017 TO FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2017 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Background The 2017 Africa Regional Forum on sustainable...
RCS Ottawa
May 14, 2017


Association of Commonwealth Universities Commonwealth Summer School
39 delegates, made up of postgraduate and final year undergraduate students from 14 Commonwealth countries, participated in a challenging...
RCS Ottawa
Sep 9, 2016


The search is on to find the Commonwealth young person of the year - apply by 12 Oct 2016
Nominations are now open for the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Awards for Excellence in Development Work, which recognise outstanding young...
RCS Ottawa
Sep 8, 2016


Gender equality and the SDGs – what should the priorities be in the Commonwealth?
In 2015, the baton was exchanged between the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Goal 5 of...
RCS Ottawa
Sep 5, 2016
African leaders to harness the potential of agriculture in promoting economic growth
Over the last decade, stakeholders in Africa’s agricultural sector have laid the foundations for a renaissance in agriculture across the...
RCS Ottawa
Sep 5, 2016


Gender equality and the SDGs – what should the priorities be in the Commonwealth?
In 2015, the baton was exchanged between the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Goal 5 of...
RCS Ottawa
Sep 5, 2016


Artificial Intelligence Is Predicting Human Poverty From Space
Getting aid to impoverished Africans is hard enough, what with blockades of bureaucracy and red tape. But in many African countries, bad...
RCS Ottawa
Aug 19, 2016


The search is on to find the Commonwealth young person of the year
Nominations are now open for the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Awards for Excellence in Development Work, which recognise outstanding young...
RCS Ottawa
Aug 14, 2016


As of today, we have used up all the Earth’s resources for 2016
Earth Overshoot Day isn’t one of those fun holidays, like International Cat Day or Squirrel Appreciation Day. Instead, it’s a depressing...
RCS Ottawa
Aug 8, 2016
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