by Sameer Kumar Misra & Aditi Chhotaray Sylvester Stephen Mtenga a young person who grew up in D …
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Read moreby Similoluwa Ifedayo This isn’t an article I dashed out in a moment of anger. It’s one I’ve carried with me for a while. Turning it over, watching life, reinforces it again and again. Because let’s get one thing straight: being born rich is a privilege. Full stop. And if you flinched reading that, it’s …
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The Commonwealth Students Association is pleased to announce the official launch of the 2025 Commonwealth Students Association (CSA) executive elections. To kickstart the campaign period, the CSA electoral board has confirmed 38 candidates to compete for seats on the Executive Committee. The CSA, one of 14 youth-led networks supported by the Commonwealth Youth Programme, provides …
by Meet Sijariya, Asst. Lead- Partnerships & Stakeholders, CYCN The power of youth is the common wealth for the entire world. The faces of young people are the faces of our past, present, and future. No segment in society can match the power, idealism, enthusiasm and courage of the young people. Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi …
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by Imran Bacchus Young people make up approximately 1.8 billion of the global population, which stands at roughly eight billion people. This means that their roles and voices in our communities, nations, and regions are powerful, particularly in our democratic systems and processes. Their level of influence and persuasion among their peers and society make …
Oil Wealth & Youth Power: Shaping Guyana’s Future Vote Read More »
by Lucia Ene-Lesikar (Chair, Commonwealth Youth Climate Change Network – CYCN), Bodh Maathura (Policy and Advocacy Lead, CYCN), Ashraf Nehal (Asia Regional Lead, CYCN) Introduction: Marking a Decade of World Youth Skills Day July 15, 2025 marks ten years since the United Nations General Assembly established World Youth Skills Day. The theme this year, “Youth …
by Sameer Kumar Misra & Aditi Chhotaray Sylvester Stephen Mtenga a young person who grew up in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and studied at Academic International School is slowly building a path in the worlds of writing, technology, and youth advocacy. He majored mostly in science subjects but had an interest in English Literature and …
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by Jasmine Koria On the 27th of May 2025, the government of the Independent State of Samoa announced to a stunned public that it had, for the first time in at least four decades, failed to pass a national budget for the new financial year. This comes after months of tense exchanges on the floor …
Nominations are now open for young leaders to be nominated for executive positions for the 2025-2028 Commonwealth Students Association (CSA). The nomination period will close on Saturday 12 July 2025, allowing for approved candidates to start campaigning in time for the virtual election, which will take place from 11th September – 12th September. The Commonwealth …
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by Imran Bacchus Many of the young people frowned up by society or who are deemed “troubled” have a past or story that haunts them. Many were raised in broken homes with limited access to resources. They may also have been victims of trauma, with no means of accessing the support needed at that stage …
Shattered Foundations: How Broken Homes Shape Young Lives Read More »
Climate change constitutes the defining public health crisis of our era, exerting disproportionate impacts on youth populations across the globe. Within the Commonwealth, young people – comprising over 60% of the population – are not only among the most vulnerable to climate-health risks including rising mental health burdens, heat stress, and vector-borne diseases, but also …
Commonwealth Youth issue statement on Youth Inclusive Climate-Health Financing Read More »
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