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. …
This is a video of Sugata Mitra, responsible for the original “Hole in the Wall” project in a slum in New Delhi India started in 1999. Mitra outlines the findings from the expansion of the program in India and elsewhere including South Africa. The video talk by Mitra focuses on how children can learn to …
The Scottish Parliament Presiding Officer (Speaker) Alex Fergusson and pop star Annie Lennox arrived in Malawi for a week- long visit as guests of Malawi Parliament and some projects being funded by the Scottish government. Malawi Parliament Speaker Henry Chimunthu Banda told journalists in the capital Lilongwe on Monday that he and his guest will …
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The earthquake and nuclear disaster in Japan has forced us to think again about the viability of nuclear power. ‘Is it time we rejected or recommitted to the energy source?’ asks 18-year-old student Amanda McClintock from Queensland, Australia. Electricity is a vital part of our society and our way of life. However, fossil fuels cannot last …
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The earthquake and nuclear disaster in Japan has forced us to think again about the viability of nuclear power. ‘Is it time we rejected or recommitted to the energy source?’ asks 18-year-old student Amanda McClintock from Queensland, Australia. Electricity is a vital part of our society and our way of life. However, fossil fuels cannot last …
In Jamaica, a decision to merge housing and environmental responsibilities into a single ministry has stoked controversy and raised questions about the government’s priorities, writes 24-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent Nakeeta Nembhard. Recently there has been much discussion surrounding the re-allocation of the environment portfolio to the Ministry of Housing & Water in Jamaica. The range of views …
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In Jamaica, a decision to merge housing and environmental responsibilities into a single ministry has stoked controversy and raised questions about the government’s priorities, writes 24-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent Nakeeta Nembhard. Recently there has been much discussion surrounding the re-allocation of the environment portfolio to the Ministry of Housing & Water in Jamaica. The range of views …
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Some observers say the world will struggle to support its ballooning population. However the world abounds with waste and hypocrisy, according to Ruth Howard, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Jamaica. Seven billion. That’s the new buzz number. That’s how many people the United Nations Population Fund tells us are now on the planet Earth. 7 billion! …
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Some observers say the world will struggle to support its ballooning population. However the world abounds with waste and hypocrisy, according to Ruth Howard, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Jamaica. Seven billion. That’s the new buzz number. That’s how many people the United Nations Population Fund tells us are now on the planet Earth. 7 billion! …
"There are 7 billion mouths to be fed. What will we give?" Read More »