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Commonwealth Youth Forum 2024

21 October 2024 to 22 October 2024

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The thirteenth Commonwealth Youth Forum will be held in Apia, Samoa between 21-22 October 2024 under the theme: ‘Navigating our Course and Building Resilience for a Common Future’.

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Commonwealth Women's Forum: Collective Action for a Resilient Commonwealth – Solidarity for Gender Equality

The fourth Commonwealth Women’s Forum will be held in Apia, Samoa, in October between 21-22 October 2024 on the margins of the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).

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Commonwealth Youth Forum: Navigating our Course and Building Resilience for a Common Future

The thirteenth Commonwealth Youth Forum will be held in Apia, Samoa between 21-22 October 2024 under the theme: ‘Navigating our Course and Building Resilience for a Common Future’.

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Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM)

Leaders of Commonwealth countries meet every two years for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), hosted by different member countries on a rotating basis. The most recent CHOGM was held in Rwanda in 2022.

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Diplomats Forum celebrates 75 years of Commonwealth’s impact

Digital diplomacy and democracy in elections were two of the topics that took centre stage at the inaugural Commonwealth Diplomats Forum on 7 June 2024.

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Commonwealth Women’s Forum 2024

21 October 2024 to 22 October 2024

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The fourth Commonwealth Women’s Forum will be held in Apia, Samoa, in October this year on the margins of the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).

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18 young leaders selected for Samoa 2024 Commonwealth Youth Forum Task force

18 �� have been selected to form an international task force that will lead the planning and delivery of the 2024 Commonwealth Youth Forum (CYF) in Apia, Samoa.

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Commonwealth Secretary-General is in Ethiopia for the 37th African Union Summit

The Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, will attend the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) in Ethiopia from 16 – 20 February 2024.

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Samoa announces theme for the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

Samoa, a proud member of the Commonwealth, is honoured to announce that it will host the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in October 2024 on the theme "One Resilient Common Future: Transforming our Common Wealth".

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Commonwealth ministers to meet in New York to lay groundwork for CHOGM summit and COP28

A series of high-level ministerial meetings will bring together representatives from all Commonwealth member countries to exchange views and discuss joint strategies around governance, sustainable development and climate issues, in the margins of the High-Level week of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.

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Commonwealth Heads of Government to meet in Samoa in 2024

The Prime Minister of Samoa, Hon. Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa, and the Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, have announced that the next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) will be held in Apia, Samoa, beginning on 21 October 2024.

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Flag-raising ceremony marks Gabon’s entry into the Commonwealth

The flag of Gabon was raised today at the Commonwealth Headquarters, Marlborough House, for the first time in a special ceremony marking the country’s entry into the Commonwealth.

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Commonwealth Heads declare 2023 the Year of the Youth

Leaders of the 56 Commonwealth countries have demonstrated their commitment to tackling the endemic challenges facing children and ��.

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CHOGM 2022: Highlights from the week 19-25 June

A round-up of news, photos and videos from Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2022.

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CHOGM 2022: Daily Highlights – 25 June

Daily Highlights from CHOGM 2022 – 25 June

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Gabon and Togo join the Commonwealth

The Commonwealth has admitted Gabon and Togo as its 55th and 56th members respectively. Both countries are former French colonies.

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Youth delegates deliver key asks to Heads of State at landmark in-person meeting

Young people and Heads of Government meet face-to-face for crucial conversation on youth-led sustainable development

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Commonwealth adopts historic Living Lands Charter

Commonwealth leaders have officially adopted the Living Lands Charter: A Commonwealth Call to action on Living Lands (CALL), which commits all 56 member countries to safeguarding global land resources while taking coordinated action on climate change, biodiversity loss and sustainable land management.

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CHOGM 2022 Communiqué, Leaders Statement and Declarations on Delivering a Common Future

On the final day of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2022 (CHOGM 2022), leaders met today in Kigali, under the theme of 'Delivering a Common Future: Connecting, Innovating, Transforming'.

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First champion countries step forward to lead Commonwealth action on clean energy

The Governments of Kenya and Eswatini have stepped forward to champion action on geothermal energy and energy literacy, as part of the Commonwealth Sustainable Energy Transition (CSET) Agenda.

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Commonwealth unveils new project incubator for ocean-climate solutions

A new initiative launched today in the margins of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Kigali, Rwanda, will support Commonwealth ocean states in cultivating and scaling-up projects that protect the marine environment while also tackling climate change.

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Historic youth agreement to bring increased skills to over 250 million ��

Commonwealth forms Alliance with global youth organisations on skills building for ��.

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Progressive taxation key to delivering health justice in the Commonwealth say civil society experts

The Commonwealth People’s Forum — the largest gathering of civil society in the Commonwealth — convened leading experts on public health, finance and Covid-19 response to discuss how to fund resilient national health systems in the wake of the pandemic.

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Spouses and partners of Commonwealth Heads of Government commit to action on cervical cancer elimination

Cancer survivors were given the unique opportunity to share their journeys with spouses and partners of Commonwealth Heads of Governments and Foreign Ministers at a luncheon on cervical cancer elimination.

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