by Katerina Panagi For decades, peace negotiations on the divided island of Cyprus were treated as t …
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The Commonwealth will observe International Youth Day (IYD) on 12 August 2026, a day when the world …
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by Bevon Charles | Commonwealth Youth Climate Change Network The Second Commonwealth Youth Multilate …
Read moreby Katerina Panagi For decades, peace negotiations on the divided island of Cyprus were treated as the exclusive domain of senior politicians, diplomats, and negotiators. Young Cypriots—born long after the island was physically and politically divided in 1974—frequently found themselves shaped as passive observers of a future being drafted entirely without them.While peace talks cycled …
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by Fadonna Begin Youth unemployment in Malawi remains one of the country’s most urgent challenges that demands a shift from traditional job-seeking towards innovative and sustainable solutions. Not long ago more than 2,500 hopeful, qualified and determined young people showed up to compete for only a handful of Health Surveillance Assistant positions. Is this the …
The Commonwealth will observe International Youth Day (IYD) on 12 August 2026, a day when the world acknowledges the vital role that young people play as agents of change, leaders, and mobilisers in promoting development. This year’s global theme is “Different Contexts, Common Aspirations”. It recognises that while young people’s lives are shaped by very …
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by Bevon Charles | Commonwealth Youth Climate Change Network The Second Commonwealth Youth Multilateral Negotiations Training, convened from 3 to 5 June 2026 at Marlborough House, in London, brought together 36 emerging climate youth leaders from across the Commonwealth to deepen their engagement with multilateral environmental processes. I participated in this training in my capacity …
A group of 29 students from the Group of Rural Activities (GRA) club from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay embarked on a three-day rural immersion camp to the scenic Konkan region. Departing the campus at 4:00 am on January 24, 2026, we reached Rajwadi village at 11:00 am after a seven-hour journey. We were …
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by Hannah Kumadi Wakawa I love boys in the same way I love my younger brother. In the way that makes me pause when I see little boys roaming the streets barefoot, laughing loudly despite looking like life has already introduced them to suffering far too early. I love boys enough to wonder what their …
by Katerina Panagi With the parliamentary elections coming up on the 24th of May 2026, I find myself asking a question that many young people across the island seem to share: do we still believe politics can genuinely improve our lives? Elections in Cyprus have always been quite similar. The political parties throw accusations back …
At 31, Jonathan Andrews has already accumulated a résumé that would seem ambitious for someone twice his age: entertainment lawyer at a leading City firm, disability rights advocate across the Commonwealth, Britain-wide neurodiversity campaigner, councillor, Deputy Mayor and now the youngest-ever Mayor of Bromley. Yet Andrews’ rise has not been defined by spectacle or political …
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by Imran Bacchus As the world progresses into the future, one of the most significant changes is the evolution of demographics within the global community. While the “youth” is traditionally defined as individuals aged between 15 and 35, it is the demographic group that contributes the most to the innovations and development of the contemporary …
by G Sai Prashanth Imagine scrolling through posts of celebrities and influencers who look “perfect”. This is not imagination for most young Indians. This was the opening hook that I wrote for my first feature piece three years back. Somewhere between sculpting Goddess Parvati’s statue and a Snapchat filter, India lost the identity of beauty. …
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