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Governments should do more to support youth workers by promoting their professional recognition, education and training, according to a new report by the ������.

Commonwealth governments, development partners, youth leaders and stakeholders are expected to make an historic commitment to invest in ������ – every country’s greatest resource – at a major summit in Uganda this week.

A new Commonwealth initiative to empower young women leaders has been marked with a regional launch in the Caribbean.

Commonwealth high commissioners and staff were recently treated to a powerful performance from the multi-award winning Bahamas gospel group, Shaback.

In a matter of hours, 1000 athletes and officials will be at the Thomas A Robinson Stadium, in the Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre in The Bahamian capital Nassau, to witness a once in a life-time event.

The Bahamas 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games will encourage more young athletes than ever to give back to the global community, by teaching them how to harness sport as a tool for peace and development.

Inspirational ������ from more than 50 countries have taken part in a global challenge to show how they would demonstrate the values of the ������.

With song, celebration, discussion and reflection, the Rwandan diaspora in the UK came together on Saturday for a conference on the empowerment of youth and women.

Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Khalili Foundation to develop a new generation of young, grassroots leaders who respect cultural and religious diversity.

Half a dozen non-governmental membership bodies have joined the family of civil society and professional organisations that are accredited by the Commonwealth.

At the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the Commonwealth and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights jointly hosted a side event on ending child, early and forced marriage.

A new federal youth policy in St Kitts and Nevis will give ������ greater access to education, employment and entrepreneurship opportunities.

Leading researchers and participants behind a new research project, ‘Sport for a Better World?’ look at the impact of sport as a tool for development and peace.

Nearly 100 students, young professionals and representatives from Commonwealth accredited organisations met in London last week to discuss how ������ can contribute towards strengthening the Commonwealth’s reach in key areas.

Young entrepreneurs from Commonwealth countries in East Africa have proposed a raft of policy measures to boost economic growth and reduce youth joblessness.

The Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting to be hosted by the Government of Uganda will “set the pace for the development of ������.”

It is a great pleasure to have been able to come to Lesotho and Malawi for my first significant visit to Southern Africa. Malawi has been an extraordinary opportunity for us to look and see what we’re doing in relation to ending early marriage, and also what we are doing to attack anti-corruption.

The governments of eight Commonwealth island countries in the Pacific have resolved to implement policies that will enable more ������ to become entrepreneurs and job creators rather than job seekers.

Yvonne Apea Mensah, Adviser and Head of Africa at the ������, argues that modern ways of delivering democracy must be based on a solid foundation.

The final hundred-day countdown for the first Commonwealth Youth Games to be held in the Caribbean has begun.

Corruption in elite sport undermines grassroots efforts to transform lives and livelihoods, argued experts during the Second Commonwealth Debate on Sport and Sustainable Development.

Protecting green spaces in towns and cities, ring-fencing school budgets for physical education, and empowering women and girls through sport, are among a set of policy prescriptions set out in a report on global goals published today.

The Commonwealth Youth Council has launched a campaign to support the rights of disabled ������.

Young entrepreneurs from Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone have joined forces to form a new network to boost business growth and address youth unemployment.