A short bio of yourself My name is Best Apisit Uthakhamkong, and I am 29 years old. I hold a Bachelo …
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Diving into Action: Empowering Ocean Youths for a Sustainable Future Read More »
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Celebrating World Seagrass Day: Sustaining Our Oceans for Future Generations Read More »
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by Cody Mitchell The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has always struggled to meet recruitment and ret …
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Read moreThe use of torture is despicable, writes Francis Ventura, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Australia, who challenges the Australian Prime Minister to show leadership in ending mass human suffering. She’s probably no more than about eighteen years of age. She’s lying peacefully on the ground. No, it’s not a teenager sitting outside watching planes fly …
"Difficult circumstances or not PM, torture is never acceptable" Read More »
CHOGM 2013 faced controversy, writes Fale Lesa, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from New Zealand, but it also provided an opportunity to reflect on the positive attributes that set the Commonwealth apart. CHOGM 2013 has been and gone by now, and analysts are busy evaluating its performance. There can be no denying that Sri Lanka pulled …
Homelessness is a reality for thousands of Australian youth, a situation that Francis Ventura, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Australia, describes as a ‘scourge’ that demands public awareness and political action. While considering society’s challenge to end youth homelessness, it is important to keep the words of late South African former President Nelson Mandela in …
At the Australian National University in Canberra this month, academics and industry professionals attended the inaugural Australasian Aid and International Development Policy Workshop. As Steph Carter, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Brisbane, Australia writes, in the current global context of changing aid landscapes, the time old question ‘does foreign aid really work?’ took on new …
"Scholarships are part of the changing aid landscape" Read More »
Should there be a standalone Youth Goal in the post-2015 development framework? Join the debate We want to know your view. Do you agree that global policymakers should set a standalone Youth Goal when a successor to the Millennium Development Goals is agreed? Learn more Join the campaign for a standalone Youth Goal. Tweets …
Drugs are an increasingly problematic global issue with people dying each day from an overdose. Though countries are decriminalising or even legalising substances such as cannabis to decrease this alarming statistic, a shadow is cast by the potential exploitation of this free distribution from the corporate world of big business. Krishani Dhanji, 17, a Correspondent …
Small island developing states are especially vulnerable to external economic and environmental shocks. At the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States in Samoa, 1-4 September, the Commonwealth is partnering with the United Nations, governments and international organisations to help build the resilience of these countries. Fale Lesa, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from New …
SIDS 2014: "If I were prime minister: ideas for an island state" Read More »
Small island developing states are especially vulnerable to external economic and environmental shocks. At the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States in Samoa, 1-4 September, the Commonwealth is partnering with the United Nations, governments and international organisations to help build the resilience of these countries. Gender issues are key to development goals, writes …
SIDS 2014: "Gender inclusion in the Pacific: reimagining the #YesAllWomen message" Read More »
Small island developing states are especially vulnerable to external economic and environmental shocks. At the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States in Samoa, 1-4 September, the Commonwealth is partnering with the United Nations, governments and international organisations to help build the resilience of these countries. Social development concerns came under the spotlight during the …
SIDS 2014: "Tackling social development concerns among youths" Read More »
Sharks are not rare in the waters of Western Australia but the debate about how to deal with them has grown to unusual proportions, writes Jake Elson, 20, a Correspondent from Bunbury in Australia, who says government, activists and the media must all take responsibility for the acrimony and intimidation. Drum lines will not be returning …
"Explaining what’s wrong with the shark cull debate" Read More »
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