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Commonwealth Youth Leaders Summit
The Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC) is convening the Commonwealth Youth Development Summit from April 9-11, 2026, at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. This landmark event will bring together youth leaders, policymakers, institutions and partners from across the Commonwealth and beyond to shape the future of youth development.
Upcoming Events
Commonwealth Youth Development Summit 2026
The Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC) is convening the Commonwealth Youth Development Summit from April 9-11, 2026, at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. This landmark event will bring together youth leaders, policymakers, institutions and partners from across the Commonwealth and beyond to shape the future of youth development.
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Real Youth Engagement Is Written, Signed, and Enforced.” — Joshua Opey, Chairperson, Commonwealth Youth Council
More than 60% of the Commonwealth’s 2.5 billion citizens are aged 29 or under, representing over 1.5 billion young people. For a sustainable Commonwealth, this population must be meaningfully engaged
International Day of Education
The Chairperson of the Commonwealth Youth Council, Joshua Opey, will join youth leaders and stakeholders at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on Friday, January 23 to commemorate the International Day
The Commonwealth Youth Council Meets with the Secretariat of the Pan African Youth Union (PYU)
The Chairperson of the Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC), Joshua Opey, was in Rabat, Morocco, on a working visit to the Secretariat of the Pan African Youth Union (PYU), the youth
Srishti Manthan-National Environmental Conclave
Led by the Asia Regional Representative of the Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC), the CYC, in collaboration with Students for Development, organised the Srishti Manthan – National Environmental Conclave on 11–12
Side Event at the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly
At the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, The Commonwealth Youth Council hosted a high-level engagement with other partners under the theme “From Ideas to Infrastructure, Youth as
Contributing to UN Reforms at UNGA 80
The CYC Chairperson joined other stakeholders at the 80th session of the United Nations general assembly to contribute to a conversation on UN reforms at a session on “UN80 –