The Commonwealth Conversation

Hugh Craft, a senior Australian diplomat and former Director of the Political Affairs Division at the Commonwealth Secretariat, assesses the success and value of the Commonwealth

Young people from around the Commonwealth gathered in London to debate what the Commonwealth could do to combat climate change.

H.E. Dr Msayeedur Khan, Bangladesh High Commissioner, talks about the impact of global warming on his country

This critique of ‘the Commonwealth family’ is written by a young African member of a Commonwealth civil society organisation.

In a short interview conducted with the RCS as part of the Commonwealth Conversation, Albert Mazibuko told us what the Commonwealth means to him.

One thing that unites the Commonwealth is salt water, and one crisis that nearly all Commonwealth states are facing is a crash in marine fish stocks.

In an interview conducted by the RCS as part of the Commonwealth Conversation, the Kenyan Vice President, Kalonzo Musyoka, has spoken frankly about the need for Commonwealth renewal.

Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma is asking ordinary people from around the Commonwealth to email him ahead of this month’s Heads of Government summit in Trinidad and Tobago.

In the Malawian leg of the Commonwealth Conversation, 75 students from Chancellor College met to discuss the future of the Commonwealth. They debated the questions “Is the Commonwealth relevant today?” and “what should the Commonwealth be doing for you and Malawi?”

Ursula Rakova describes the effects of climate change on her island community.