Fears that New Zealanders are becoming complacent about the spread of the AIDS epidemic have prompted a challenge from the country’s former premier. Commonwealth Correspondent Alisha Lewis, 20, reports on the task facing women and girls especially. Former New Zealand Prime Minister and UNDP Administrator Helen Clark has urged the country to become the first …
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The Head of International Relations for Mozambique’s National Youth Council, Limpo Castigo, speaks to Commonwealth Correspondent Francis Ventura about the improving prospects for young people in his country. Ventura: Mozambique was last of all Commonwealth nations in the 2010 United Nations Development Index, at number 168. Why is this the case, how can it be …
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The Head of International Relations for Mozambique’s National Youth Council, Limpo Castigo, speaks to Commonwealth Correspondent Francis Ventura about the improving prospects for young people in his country. Ventura: Mozambique was last of all Commonwealth nations in the 2010 United Nations Development Index, at number 168. Why is this the case, how can it be …
"Many countries have never faced a civil war as we had" Read More »
Visitors to New Zealand can expect to see a variety of clothing styles, although there is one colour that features prominently. Eva Maria, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent originally born in Russia and now living in the Pacific nation, offers this guide for fashion-spotters. Dress sense can depict what someone does for a living, where they …
“New Zealand’s unique attire often intrigues tourists” Read More »
Visitors to New Zealand can expect to see a variety of clothing styles, although there is one colour that features prominently. Eva Maria, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent originally born in Russia and now living in the Pacific nation, offers this guide for fashion-spotters. Dress sense can depict what someone does for a living, where they …
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Filipinos have proven that they have a fighting spirit which will serve them well as they seek to build a prosperous, peaceful and fair nation, writes Francis Ventura, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Melbourne who recently visited the country. An undeniable fact about Filipinos is that throughout their history, they have always risen up and …
“I cannot remember an election where there were no people killed” Read More »
Filipinos have proven that they have a fighting spirit which will serve them well as they seek to build a prosperous, peaceful and fair nation, writes Francis Ventura, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Melbourne who recently visited the country. An undeniable fact about Filipinos is that throughout their history, they have always risen up and …
"I cannot remember an election where there were no people killed" Read More »
Opportunities presented by petroleum, oil and mining resources in Papua New Guinea are ‘fragile and could easily be reversed’, according to a business forum attended by Commonwealth Correspondent Steph Carter, 21, from Brisbane, Australia. For the expat community in PNG’s budding capital, Port Moresby, bad imported wine and dynamic debate is to be expected for …
“This forum in Papua New Guinea was a chance to listen and learn” Read More »
Opportunities presented by petroleum, oil and mining resources in Papua New Guinea are ‘fragile and could easily be reversed’, according to a business forum attended by Commonwealth Correspondent Steph Carter, 21, from Brisbane, Australia. For the expat community in PNG’s budding capital, Port Moresby, bad imported wine and dynamic debate is to be expected for …
"This forum in Papua New Guinea was a chance to listen and learn" Read More »
With queues for welfare centres all too often snaking around street corners, it is shocking that so many people still fail to help the poor and disadvantaged, according to Aristle Tay, 18, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Singapore. I saw it on a rather isolated corner of The Telegraph newspaper. But it struck me deeply. Apparently, …
“I am frustrated with those who have fortunes but turn a blind eye” Read More »
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