Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, might just be in crisis mode. Corruption, banditry and secession are only a few of the issues it is battling to get under control. Many Nigerians fear their homeland might already be beyond redemption. But as 26-year-old Nigerian correspondent Chimaobi Omeye points out, it’s not too late for citizens to help …
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Advocating for Inclusion: Building a Diverse and Equitable Future
February 23Katerina Panagi In our rapidly changing global landscape, the advocacy for inclusion has transformed …
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Increased female representation in Government imperative
February 4by Similoluwa Ifedayo In today’s political and leadership world, the imperative need for increased f …
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Ms. Shellecia Brooks, the Commonwealth Youth Representative for Anguilla, recently attended The Commonwealth Youth Leaders’ Conference in Chandigarh, India from December 13th to 17th, 2010. The Conference which was held under the theme ‘Our Year, Our Voice’ was attended by youth representatives from a number of Commonwealth countries spanning the Caribbean, Africa, Asia and Pacific …
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PUNE: Indian Youth Congress (IYC) national president Rajiv Satav has said that about 80-85 per cent office bearers of the Maharashtra Youth Congress would come from non-political background. “The general trend in politics is of promoting scions of politicians and only youth having political background have so far received plum posts. For the first time in history, the …
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The West has every right to be surprised, but not outraged, if Hosni Mubarak is forced from power in Egypt, writes Ryan Bachoo, a 21-year-old from Trinidad and Tobago Browsing through news websites the other day, trying to understand every angle of the Egypt crisis, I noticed a comment on CBC News, which described the events …
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Article taken from the Evening Standard, 9/02/2011 – Richard Godwin When the images of youths revolting in Tunis and Cairo first appeared on our TV screens, a few wry comparisons were made. So Arab students are taking to the streets for democracy, yeah? The only thing that rouses our lot is the prospect of actually …
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Article taken from the Evening Standard, 9/02/2011 – Richard Godwin When the images of youths revolting in Tunis and Cairo first appeared on our TV screens, a few wry comparisons were made. So Arab students are taking to the streets for democracy, yeah? The only thing that rouses our lot is the prospect of actually …
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YOUTHS from rural areas in Naitasiri and Nausori got a chance to speak about the issues affecting them at a two-day forum last week. The forum was organised by Live & Learn Environmental Education with the theme ‘building grassroot democracy in Fiji’ and was held at the Navatuvula Village in Naitasiri on Thursday and at …
As the Commonwealth Youth Programme hosts a summit of youth leaders in London, Azhar (Ali) Fateh reflects on a month that has seen despots toppled in the Middle East and a resurgence in respect for human rights and democracy. As we have seen in Tunisia and Egypt, it is young people who are the main …
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Youth and women elections, yesterday, ended smoothly in various districts. In Rubavu, 16 representatives were elected. The positions contested for included the coordinator of the district activities, the vice coordinator, secretary and welfare as well as good governance. “Although the exercise kicked off late, it was very successful, free and fair, without any complaints,” said …
Young people from around the Commonwealth are trained in human rights and democracy to prepare them for their role as youth election observers A group of twenty young people from around the Commonwealth became the first trained Commonwealth youth election observers last week, after completing their training in human rights and democracy at the Commonwealth …
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