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		<title>&#8220;Kenya’s election violence: Why the ICC ruling might not matter&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A decision by the International Criminal Court to try those suspected of inciting Kenya’s worst election violence may be a step in the right direction, however those displaced as a result of the conflict still face a bleak future. Simon Hart, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Britain living in Nairobi, reports. This month the International Criminal Court [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.yourcommonwealth.org/africa/kenya%e2%80%99s-election-violence-why-the-icc-ruling-might-not-matter/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;What is behind the latest dispute over the Falkland Islands?&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The stakes in the long battle between Britain and Argentina over sovereignty of the Falkland Islands just got a lot higher, reports Ryan Bachoo, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad &#38; Tobago. Every so often, the Falkland Islands become the subject of dispute between the Argentinean and British governments. It is at these times Buenos [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.yourcommonwealth.org/americas-and-caribbean/what-is-behind-the-latest-dispute-over-the-falkland-islands/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;The Commonwealth needs to prioritise the needs of members&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The success of grassroots movements, as seen in the Occupy protests and Arab Spring uprisings, brings into question traditional political institutions and processes, according to Joshua Hamlet, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad &#38; Tobago. “That sky was bluest when I could beat my mates at examination time, or beat them at a foot-race, or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.yourcommonwealth.org/americas-and-caribbean/the-commonwealth-needs-to-reprioritise-towards-the-needs-of-members/</link>
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		<title>Commonwealth Asia Regional Meeting Endorses Need for Financial Inclusion of Youth</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Commonwealth Youth Programme Asia Centre, Commonwealth Secretariat in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India organized a two-day Regional Consultation on Financial inclusion of Youth in New Delhi on February 8 – 9, with the objective to address the critical need for national financial inclusion policies having a ’youth’ [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.yourcommonwealth.org/asia/commonwealth-asia-regional-meeting-endorses-need-for-financial-inclusion-of-youth/</link>
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		<title>Calling all Youth!! UNDP Barbados and the OECS Call for “Youth Think Tank” Membership Deadline March 12, 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you want your voice to be heard? Are you that person who cares about the Caribbean? Do you want to contribute to decision making in your country and region and shape the future? Do you dream about an even better tomorrow? Do you see the strengths around you and the possibilities for change? Would [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.yourcommonwealth.org/americas-and-caribbean/calling-all-youth-undp-barbados-and-the-oecs-call-for-%e2%80%9cyouth-think-tank%e2%80%9d-membership-deadline-march-12-2012/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;The Only Way Is Essex: Is that how teenagers live in Britain?&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;Trashy&#8217; British television shows are often far removed from reality, but they can still teach young people important life lessons, according to Denise Juvane, 19, a student from Mozambique now living in England. With TV programmes such as “The Only Way Is Essex” and “Skins”, is the British media portraying stories which are far from reality? [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.yourcommonwealth.org/europe/the-only-way-is-essex-is-that-how-teenagers-live-in-britain/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Urban sprawl and the another-one-won’t-hurt problem&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The dream of suburban living in Australia, still heralded by many, has become a nightmare for the environment and many ordinary working families, reports Grant Duthie, 18, a Commonwealth Correspondent from the Gold Coast. The great Australian tradition of the quarter acre suburban home is still a reality. The ingrained preference towards this satellite life [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.yourcommonwealth.org/pacific/urban-sprawl-and-the-oh-another-one-won%e2%80%99t-hurt-problem/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Local groups can influence climate change adaptation&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A  small local initiative  in southern Australia is showing how communities can have a meaningful impact on climate change globally. Sean O&#8217;Rourke, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Melbourne, reports. An innovative new group based in Victoria, Australia, is looking at ways of addressing the inequitable impacts of climate change on developing nations in South East [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.yourcommonwealth.org/pacific/how-to-raise-awareness-of-climate-change-adaptation-and-conservation/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;SOPA is a major blow to a nation that salutes the word &#8216;free&#8217;.&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Stop Online Piracy Act, which provoked widespread public outrage when introduced to the US Congress, is both flawed and unlikely to beat criminal counterfeiting stemming from China, according to Ryan Bachoo, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Trinidad &#38; Tobago. There’s been uproar from certain factions of the public and websites in response to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.yourcommonwealth.org/americas-and-caribbean/sopa-is-a-major-blow-to-a-nation-that-salutes-the-word-free/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Bob Marley had to struggle for recognition in his own homeland&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Caribbean cultural industries have struggled for pride of place at home despite their popularity abroad, according to Leigh-Ann Worrell, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Barbados currently studying in Beijing, China. Barbadian, Belgian, Brazilian and British students sat on a couch in a dimly lit bar in Beijing, China. Other than the fact that they are all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.yourcommonwealth.org/americas-and-caribbean/bob-marley-had-to-struggle-for-recognition-in-his-own-homeland/</link>
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