A Commonwealth citizen is generally described as a person, who is a national of any country within the Commonwealth of Nations. Under this organization, these nations agree to support the values and principles of the Commonwealth which addresses key matters such as democracy, equality, as well as access to health and education. This simple description …

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WITH just months to go to the Commonwealth Youth Games in the Isle of Man the 10 partner sponsors are urging residents to volunteer to help run the games. The event, which takes place from September 7 to 13 2011, will be hosted at various sporting venues across the Island staging rugby 7s, boxing, athletics, …

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Just a few things we’ve got planned in the months ahead: 7th-9th February: CABOS (Commonwealth Advisory Body on Sports) Meeting, Delhi – India Discussions on how Sports can be better utilized as a tool for Peace and Development. 14th-18th February: Commonwealth Youth Sub-committee on Human Rights and Democracy Training, London. Commitment Create a Commonwealth Youth …

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Last year the General Council met and created U.N. Women an agency with a mission to improve gender equality and empower women. Letty Chiwara, head of UNW’s Africa division, said in a recent interview withKaiser‘s Daily Global Health Policy Report: Gender equality is key to women’s health, in order to provide assess to the services they need. …

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By Samantha Khan One of the most brilliant literary minds, Oscar Wilde, once wrote, “The old-fashioned respect for the young is fast dying out.” Although written in 1895 it perhaps holds more truth today than it did then. The United Nations has declared 12 August 2010 to 12 August 2011 “International Year of Youth” in …

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This will sound like a conundrum out of Lewis Carroll, but last night I went to something that doesn’t exist. The something was an ensemble called the Commonwealth Youth Orchestra that you won’t have heard of (for the above reason); and the event was a demonstration of what it can do. Or more accurately, might …

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The Commonwealth today launches a new video highlighting the increasing dangers of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). Stop NCDs, the worlds biggest killer. help protect our youths from NCDs. click to watch the video

World leaders are in Perth on the west coast of Australia this week to take part in the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). While awaiting the final press conference of the weekend, Steph Carter, 20, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Queensland, took Manoah Esipisu aside to learn more about the Commonwealth Spokesperson’s role in …

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World leaders are in Perth on the west coast of Australia this week to take part in the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). While awaiting the final press conference of the weekend, Steph Carter, 20, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Queensland, took Manoah Esipisu aside to learn more about the Commonwealth Spokesperson’s role in …

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