Empowering youth to tackle the world’s most pressing challenges

08 July 2016
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“The world is facing enormous challenges; we need you to be part of the solution.” - Patricia Scotland, QC, Commonwealth Secretary-General. The Commonwealth Secretary-General invites young people to tackle some of the world's most pressing challenges today.

“The world is facing enormous challenges; we need you to be part of the solution.” - Patricia Scotland, QC, Commonwealth Secretary-General

The Commonwealth Secretary-General invites young people in the Caribbean to tackle some of the world's most pressing challenges at a Town Hall meeting at the University of West Indies’ Regional Headquarters in Mona, Jamaica today (Friday 8 July) at ­22.00 GMT.

33 per cent of the world’s population lives in ý. 60 per cent of them are under the age of 30. The Commonwealth’s 33Sixty programme is an initiative of ý Secretary-General in collaboration with Common Purpose, a leadership development organisation that specialises in cross-boundary leadership.The programme will equip aspiring Commonwealth leaders (aged 18-30) with the skills and the networks to make a difference, now.

Watch Town Hall Video