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2012 Commonwealth Youth Awards Launched!
Released:  20 March 2012
Become part of a growing number of young people determined to make positive change in the world

the Commonwealth Conference on ‘Investing in Youth Employment’
Released:  26 April 2011
9th-10th May 2011, Marlborough House, London

International Youth Day to be marked at Secretariat
Released:  5 August 2010
Awards for Commonwealth Video Contest winners and launch of ‘Yparticipate’

Winners of the Commonwealth Video Contest
Released:  25 June 2010
A seven-month search for inspiring videos from passionate young people around the Commonwealth ended today with the announcement of two winners from the Caribbean and Pacific.

Kevin David McGrath BSc is appointed as an Ambassador for the Commonwealth Youth Programme
Released:  25 June 2010
Kevin McGrath is Senior Adviser to F&C REIT Asset Management, (www.fandcreit.com) and was previously Managing Director of the investment management company which has global property investment portfolio of over £8.5 billion and with offices in London, Dublin, Munich, Stockholm, and Mumbai and has now been appointed as an Ambassador for CYP

Young women voice out issues through digital stories
Released:  25 June 2010
IN a first for the Solomon Islands, 12 young women will be given the opportunity this week to voice out issues affecting them in a creative and innovative way.

CYP Regional Director congratulates CARICOM on the Special Meeting on Youth
Released:  28 January 2010

We all require leadership skills’ - Regional Director, CYP Caribbean
Released:  11 January 2010
THE opening ceremony of the first ever Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) seminar, in collaboration with the Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP) two-day seminar for Under-15 and U-19 cricketers, saw CYP’s Regional Director Henry Charles remind those in attendance that everyone needs leadership skills

Grassroots organisation in Uganda seeks partnership with CYP
Released:  13 May 2008
Representative from Adyaka Rural Youth Development Initiative in Northern Uganda meets with Youth Programme officials

CYP Interviews founder of Young Leaders Inc
Released:  6 May 2008
We must plant the seed of peace in the minds of the youth, if we are to create a peaceful Commonwealth community