There are more °źÂț”ș in the world today than ever before. Yet surprisingly little is known about the current state of affairs in youth development. Measuring the well-being of °źÂț”ș continues to be a challenge, even though its importance is widely recognised.
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Global Youth Development Index and Report 2016
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The latest round of the coveted Commonwealth Education Good Practice awards is now open to organisations that are delivering innovative education projects around the Commonwealth.
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Submissions call for prestigious Commonwealth education awards
Exactly a quarter of a century ago, on 20 October 1991, Commonwealth heads of government signed the historic Harare Commonwealth Declaration which defined the associationâs fundamental political values.
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The Harare Declaration: reflections on the landmark accord, 25 years on
October 1991: Commonwealth vows to safeguard democracy and human rights
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From the Archive: Harare Declaration sets out fundamental values
Both the president and the prime minister of Sri Lanka took part in the launch of the Colombo Declaration to ensure better health across the Commonwealth.
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Colombo declaration for Commonwealth health âwill shape global agendaâ
By focusing on prevention rather than cure, countries â and especially least development countries â can get more bang for their buck when investing in national healthcare, advises the °źÂț”ș.
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Quality not quantity in health investment: Proof that $153 per head can boost a nationâs health
Sports leaders need to âget seriousâ about tackling corruption, or risk undermining social cohesion and health, education and gender equality targets. That was the warning from Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland today.
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Donât let corruption damage sportâs promise, says Secretary-General
Finance ministers, central bank governors and the Secretary-General will be in the American capital this week to respond to the biggest financial challenges facing Commonwealth countries.
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Commonwealth finance ministers address Brexit, climate and banking
Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland will address the 2016 Commonwealth Sport Summit next week in Edmonton, Canada.
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Secretary-General Scotland to address 2016 Commonwealth Sport Summit
The government of Mauritius is to create a new national âsport for allâ strategy and action plan with support from the Commonwealth.
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Mauritius to develop âsport for allâ strategy with Commonwealth support
Achieving the Istanbul Programme of Action by 2020: Tracking Progress, Accelerating Transformations is the second contribution from the LDC IV Monitor â an independent partnership set up to assess the outcome of the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (UN LDC IV) with a view to accelerating the delivery of the Istanbul Programme of Action (IPoA).
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Achieving the Istanbul Programme of Action by 2020
The Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has welcomed plans to try to end the irregular migration of people across the world.
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Secretary-General backs efforts to ease global migration crisis
The Secretary-General has been meeting the Bangladeshi prime minister, Sheikh Hasina Wazed, at the United Nations in New York to discuss a variety of challenges facing the Commonwealth.
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Secretary-General and Bangladeshi PM discuss challenges facing Commonwealth
The Secretary-General has told BBC News that Commonwealth ministers and parliamentarians have asked her to help them respond to the crisis of irregular mass movement of people across the world by coming up with a plan.
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Commonwealth consensus on need to respond to irregular mass migration
Plans for a first national inquiry into violence in Samoa were discussed by the countryâs National Human Rights Institution, the Office of the Ombudsman at this weekâs Commonwealth Womenâs Affairs Ministers meeting in Apia.
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Plans for first national inquiry into family violence in Samoa discussed
Traditional leaders across the northern region of Ghana have come together to use their leadership roles and governance structures to end child marriage.
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Traditional leaders commit to ending child marriage in Ghana
The °źÂț”ș has been a pioneer in promoting womenâs rights and gender equality since the 1976â85 UN Decade for Women, and of gender mainstreaming since the UN 4th World Conference on Women, to which our 1995 Plan of Action on Gender and Development was a Commonwealth contribution.
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Advancing Gender Equality
Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, has told a Canadian broadcaster that nations wonât be allowed to get away with cheating in sport and this was non-negotiable.
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Integrity in sport at Rio 2016
Governments commit to promoting sport as a vital tool for sustainable development, and taking strong action to protect sports integrity
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Sports Ministers in Rio pledge to strengthen policies and fight corruption
Inclusive, affordable and sustainable sport is intrinsically linked with a healthy, happy and engaged population, writes Australiaâs Minister for Sport, Sussan Ley, who is chairing the Commonwealth Sports Ministers Meeting in Rio de Janeiro on 4 August.
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Sports Minister: Health and sport are best mates in Australia
The Commonwealth Sports Ministers Meeting is an important opportunity to talk about our journey so far and the critical role their governments and cities can play in the continued success and impact of Commonwealth Sport.
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From a sporting games to a sporting movement for all communities
This week, on the occasion of the Olympic Games, UNESCO will join delegates at the 8th Commonwealth Sports Ministers Meeting (8CSMM) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to look at concrete ways that our two organisations can join forces to better address sport policy issues.
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Time to move from âdeclaration to actionâ on sport policy
The role that sport can play in contributing to sustainable development, in areas like health, education, gender equality and economic development, deserves the same amount of attention as the glitz, glamour and scandal of high performance sport.
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More than just a game: Sport and the Sustainable Development Goals
Commonwealth governments will gather in Rio de Janeiro on the eve of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games to push for greater recognition of sport as a vehicle to deliver global development goals, such as on health and education.
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Commonwealth Ministers at Rio Olympics address sports policy and integrity issues
The Secretary-General will challenge universities to increase the number of scholarships they make available to Commonwealth students when she speaks at a universities conference tomorrow in Ghana.
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Secretary-General joins top academics to define âresponsible universityâ