The Commonwealth Secretariat's Human Rights Unit supports Commonwealth countries’ efforts to promote, protect and respect internationally recognised human rights principles, standards and practices.

Join us for a global gathering of young innovators, academics, creatives and policymakers, shaping the future of health through the arts, culture and creativity. This summit, co-produced by the ...

In the ongoing global conversation about health and wellbeing, the arts have too often been sidelined as a luxury or an afterthought. It’s time to challenge this view and recognise the transformative ...

The Commonwealth Secretary-General Hon. Shirley Botchwey will deploy a Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) to observe the ...

The Commonwealth Secretary-General Hon. Shirley Botchwey will deploy a Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) to observe the forthcoming general and regional elections in Guyana, scheduled for 1 September ...

In our Commonwealth Practitioners’ Guide on Decriminalisation of Poverty and Status, we call this “double victimisation”. It means the system fails young people first, then punishes them for how they ...

General, Hon Shirley Botchwey, began her workday by hosting an intimate breakfast with a cross-section of young people ...

The Commonwealth Secretariat has not commented on or issued any denial related to the unauthorised use of its letterhead in ...

Deepa Pullanikkatil (outgoing Commonwealth Climate Finance Adviser to Fiji), Sarthak Roy (Assistant Research Officer, ...