“We have a bigger role to play in the post-2015 development agenda” Young people attending a meeting at the Commonwealth Secretariat to review the UN High-Level Panel Report on the Post-2015 Development Agenda have called for a specific goal focused on the empowerment and development of young people. While commending the High-Level Panel for maintaining focus …

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As hopes of an expanded Security Council continues to shadow the UN, frontrunners for the anticipated seats might have already emerged. Musa Temidayo, 23, a Correspondent from Nigeria, makes the patriot’s case for his beloved nation. Nigeria is the black world’s largest democracy. She has pursued one of the most altruistic, benevolent and purposeful foreign …

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Representatives at the UN General Assembly don’t reflect the demographics of member countries, writes Fale Lesa, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from New Zealand, who says two reports written by youth are a first step in redressing that imbalance. We recently marked United Nations Day. It seems rather appropriate then that I discuss the privilege of attending …

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Sisters Hasna Syed, 22, and Hana Syed, 20, Correspondents from Toronto, Canada were among students representing Canada at the United Nations Headquarters for the Annual Youth Assembly. The goal was to raise awareness of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and offer youth an opportunity to start campaigns and initiatives toward reaching those goals. This particular …

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To mark the 2017 International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, the Commonwealth Youth Sport for Development and Peace Network (CYSDP) in partnership with the United Nations Information Center (UNIC), Lagos, hosted a Public Forum on Sport for Development and Peace in Nigeria. The Event which took place on Thursday 21st April 2017, was …

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Earlier this month International Day of Sports for Development and Peace was celebrated and Alvin Ma, a Commonwealth Correspondent from  Canada shares highlights of his meeting United Nations on sports and the sustainable Development Goals (SDGS). I was in New York recently to attend an event at the United Nations Headquarters regarding sport and the …

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