Commonwealth Day is celebrated on the second Monday in March every year.
The aim of commemorating Commonwealth Day is to promote
understanding on global issues, international co-operation and the work
of the Commonwealth to improve the lives of its 2 billion citizens.
This year Commonwealth Day will be celebrated on Monday 10 March 2008 kicking off a week of activities based around the theme 'The Environment Our Future'.
On Commonwealth Day a multi-faith observance is held at Westminster Abbey in London and other events are organised by Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP) regional centres in India, Guyana, Solomon Islands and Zambia.