The Commonwealth Youth Council
Advancing the youth development agenda by integrating young people into the development work of the Commonwealth at national, regional, and Pan-Commonwealth levels
Youth Representation & Advocacy
Youth Empowerment & Development
Global Collaboration & Impact
Established In 2013
The official representative voice of the more than 1.5 billion youth
The Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC) is the official representative voice of the more than 1.5 billion young people in the Commonwealth. The CYC was first established in 2013 with the support of the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Commonwealth Youth Programme.
It was endorsed by Commonwealth Heads of Government at their biennial summit in Sri Lanka as an autonomous, youth-led organization
Impact Projects
IMPACT
ONE COUNTRY – ONE PROJECT
IMPACT
The Climate Change Programme
Countries
Executives
Committees
Billion Participants
News & Events
ONE COUNTRY – ONE PROJECT
The Commonwealth Youth Council’s One Country, One Project 2026 initiative is mobilising youth-led organisations across the Commonwealth to turn local challenges into practical action. Organisations are invited to register and implement impactful community projects, with outstanding initiatives from participating countries recognised and considered for the Commonwealth Best Project Award 2026 during CHOGM Week in Antigua and Barbuda.
Commonwealth Youth Council Establishes Constitutional Review Technical Committee
Committee to lead comprehensive review of the CYC Constitution following General Assembly mandate The Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC) has officially constituted a Constitutional Review Technical
Commonwealth Leadership Series – Special Edition with President Kufuor of Ghana
The Commonwealth Leaders Academy is honoured to host a Special Edition of the Commonwealth Leadership Series (CLS) featuring H.E. John Agyekum Kufuor, former President of the Republic of