Commonwealth youth leaders look to the future in India by Mark Flynn, RYC member for the United Kingdom Our year, our voice! This was the message of young leaders from across the Commonwealth as they met in Chandigarh, India in December for the Commonwealth Youth Leaders’ Conference 2010. The event brought together Regional Youth Caucus …

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Youth Affairs Minister Paula Bennett and Prime Minister John Key joined 100 young people and their families today to recognizes efforts to make positive life changes. Youth Affairs Minister Paula Bennett and Prime Minister John Key joined 100 young people and their families today to recognise efforts to make positive life changes. “Some of these young people …

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The availability of people’s basic needs forms the basis for economic and social order, according to members of the Brikama Youth Development Association. As a matter of principle, the BYDA believes that the peace and stability which an economy requires to enjoy uninterrupted growth hinge on meeting people’s basic needs in food and non-food essentials.  …

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BRUNEI’S education system is capable of creating excellent youths, if the whole mechanisms and human resources are used effectively, said the Minister of Religious Affairs yesterday. “To generate excellent youth, the whole sectors in the country need to play their roles more effectively and need to be aware of the role they play in the …

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One of Barbados’ leading youth organisations is on a mission to pay tribute to late Prime Minister David Thompson. The Emerging Global Leaders of Barbados (EGLB) hopes to have a youth summit put together and named after the late Prime Minister. Advisor to the group, Jeff Broomes indicated that they had written to the Minister …

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The United Nations has identified tackling basic needs poverty and improving youth employment as the two priority areas Tonga needs to work on in its attempts to achieve millennium development goals. A report on the nation’s progress was launched last week by Tonga’s Deputy Prime Minister Samiu Vaipulu. Its the second status report produced by …

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Certain youth advocates last week raised questions about the policy programmes and management of the youth portfolio and wanted it taken away from Olivia “Babsy” Grange, Minister of Youth Sports and Culture. It was surprising that the youth advocates did not investigate before they made their ill-informed statements. If they had they would have found …

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