by Archibong Bassey Imagine a world where everyone is peaceful and healthy, no one lacks food, clothing, or shelter, children get quality education, conflicts are resolved peacefully, and war is rare. Sound like a fantasy right? Given the world’s glaring conflicts, and worsening health inequities, one may wonder, are we ever close to achieving a …
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by Ewura Adwoa Larbi The leaders of nations have placed importance on the SDG 6, which is clean water and sanitation for all. UNICEF reports that approximately 52 per cent of Africans currently live without safely managed water and 67 per cent without safely managed Sanitation, evidence of the need for reassessment of the continent’s …
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by Sukanya Podder, King’s College London, and Terri-Ann Gilbert-Roberts, The Commonwealth Secretariat This International Youth Day, stakeholders around the world focused on strengthening Green Skills for Youth. This is a critical area for investment given the very real climate crisis facing young people. The climate crisis has encouraged intergenerational conversations, solidarity and commitment between generations, …
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by CSET Youth With the theme “Aligning Ambition and Action towards Implementing an Inclusive Energy Transition”, the 3rd Biennial Commonwealth Sustainable Energy Forum convened in London from May 24 – 26 2023. The forum sought to tackle the diverse and challenging landscape of the Commonwealth and the effort for transitioning to more sustainable energy systems, …
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by Sarmad Shahbaz The year 2023 is the year of change-makers and under the leadership of His Royal Highness King Charles III, whose official coronation takes place on Saturday May 6, there is great hope for a productive future amongst the Commonwealth of Nations. Director of Development at the British High Commission in Pakistan Her …
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As the co-founder of ‘Rhythm of Cyprus’, Maria runs an education programme that uses music as a peacebuilding tool to connect Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot children, and to build sustainable communities based on inclusion and understanding. The team lead of ‘Sistema Cyprus’, Maria also provides free music education to migrants, refugees and underprivileged children. Commonwealth Correspondent …
Every year, Malawi spends more and more of its budget on the education of repeat students. The cycle ignores the issues that cause these students to need re-education in the first place and merely acts as a bandaid. As 26-year-old Malawian correspondent Tiyamike Chirwa outlines, the country would be better served if that budget is …
By Sarmad Shahbaz You might have heard the trending punchline – “data is the new oil”. For me, data is more beneficial and more important in today’s world than ‘outdated’ oil – bearing in mind Tesla’s rise in the global market. In fact, everything happening around us is now categorised into data patterns. Human life today …
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With one year left until the target date for Millennium Development Goals, Eric Omwanda, 23, a Correspondent from Kenya takes a look at progress on implementation, especially in Kenya. Millennium Development Goals were set in the year 2000 at the United Nations Convention in New York. All of the set goals had their target and timeframe. …
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A Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conference was a chance to look at next steps, writes Alphonse Akouyu, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Bamenda in Cameroon, who says benefits of membership in the Commonwealth should promote the common good. Law makers from Commonwealth countries were in Yaounde recently discussing how to reposition what some have called the …
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