Conversation Starters

You will find a full list of our Conversation Starters below and by scrolling through the numerous pages at the bottom of this page. You can also navigate through different topics using the ‘Topics of Debate’ box on the right-hand side of the screen.

Post a comment under any of the Conversation starters to join in!

The Future of the Commonwealth: Good Governance, Economic Empowerment and Respect for Diversity

19th July 2009 by ZoeWare 11 Comments

Dr. Mohan Kaul, Director-General of the Commonwealth Business Council, says the Commonwealth is a vastly underexploited network that can be a force for good in supporting global stability. Continue reading…

What does the Commonwealth do on Health, and what should it be doing?

19th July 2009 by ZoeWare 4 Comments

Watch a video about the Commonwealth’s work on Health and Development and tell us what you think . . . Continue reading…

Studying around the Commonwealth – what has it meant for you?

19th July 2009 by ZoeWare 23 Comments

Over 25,000 students have benefitted from Commonwealth Scholarships, and many more have gone to study in another Commonwealth country on their own. What are your experiences of studying around the Commonwealth? Continue reading…

The Commonwealth of Nations: A Force for Democracy in the 21st Century?

19th July 2009 by ZoeWare 5 Comments

Amitav Banerji, Director of Political Affairs at the Commonwealth Secretariat, says ‘promoting democracy is a powerful raison d’etre for the Commonwealth in the 21st century’.

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What do you think of the Commonwealth Secretariat’s planned Partnership Platform Portal?

19th July 2009 by ZoeWare 7 Comments

The Commonwealth Secretariat is planning a new youth-focused website – the Partnership Platform Portal (CP3) – as a tool to increase collaboration and build partnerships across the Commonwealth. What do you think about it? Continue reading…

Is the Commonwealth doing enough on Education?

19th July 2009 by ZoeWare 11 Comments

Do you think that the Commonwealth Education Ministers, who met in Malaysia in June 2009, are doing enough to promote education around the Commonwealth? Did their Communique pay enough attention to the stakeholder statements that were presented to them? Continue reading…

What have we missed?

17th July 2009 by ZoeWare 27 Comments

In putting the Commonwealth Conversation website together we have tried to allow for discussion in as many general areas as possible, to allow you to comment as you want. However, we are sure that there will be other topics that you would like to see covered. Continue reading…