Events

The Commonwealth Secretariat, in partnership with the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), will launch the Global Youth Development Index (YDI) Update Report 2023 on Friday, 26 April 2024. The report will be launched at Marlborough House, with an online audience from the 56 member states, as part of activities to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the modern Commonwealth.

Held under the theme ‘Driving Resilience, Equity and Skills for an Inclusive Future’, The 22nd Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (22CCEM) is designed to advance and implement actions and commitments made at 21CCEM in Nairobi, Kenya, in April 2022.

Health Ministers, senior government officials, global health leaders and advocates will join the Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt. Hon Patricia Scotland KC, for the 36th Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting (36CHMM). The meeting will be held in Geneva, Switzerland, on the margins of the 77th World Health Assembly.

The fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States dubbed ‘SIDS4’ will be held on 27 – 30 May 2024 in St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda. The Commonwealth Secretariat will be holding a side event at the conference on 29 May on the theme of 'Building Resilient Economies for a Common Future', in Room 3 at the American University of Antigua.

Venue: Marlborough House, London  

In celebration of World Oceans Day, the Commonwealth Blue Charter team is partnering with Women Powering Smart Energy (WPSE) to highlight the relationship between women and the ocean. During the event, which will be held at the Commonwealth Secretariat’s headquarters in London, we will celebrate the remarkable contributions and successes of women in protecting and preserving our seas.