The Commonwealth

🌎 What role does the Commonwealth play in an increasingly fragmented world? 🎥 Former New Zealand Prime Minister @HelenClarkNZ shares why the Commonwealth remains a vital platform for dialogue, partnership and collective action. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4pcMWYh

Today, on #NelsonMandelaDay, we honour a leader whose vision of reconciliation, forgiveness and shared purpose continues to inspire people across the Commonwealth and around the world. Nelson Mandela recognised the unique power of sport to bring people together, heal divisions and foster national pride. His belief that sport can unite communities remains central to our shared Commonwealth values. As we look ahead to the Commonwealth Sports Ministers Meeting and @Glasgow_2026, we are guided by his enduring legacy as we work together to harness the power of sport to advance inclusion, wellbeing and more connected communities across the Commonwealth.

This week, we joined @ICwS_SAS at the Commonwealth Association of Law Reform Agencies Conference in Singapore for the Asia launch of our practitioner’s guide for decriminalising poverty and status. We shared how the guide can help countries reform discriminatory laws that penalise people because of poverty or personal status. 📒 Read the guide: bit.ly/4fprM4P

Climate justice starts with gender justice. Eswatini 🇸🇿 and Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 are demonstrating how gender-responsive climate policies can deliver more inclusive climate action. 📝 Our blog explores their experiences and how countries can adapt solutions to national realities: bit.ly/4vzNkBE

🌍 Young people need the skills to shape the future – not simply adapt to it. 👩🏾‍💻 Today, we are marking #WorldYouthSkillsDay under the theme 'Skills for a Shared Future'! 💡 Build practical AI knowledge through our free AI Academy courses on the Commonwealth eLearning Platform: bit.ly/4vwdHbS

🏃🏾‍♀️ The road to #CHOGM2026 runs through Glasgow. 🌎 On 22 July, Commonwealth sports ministers will gather for the 12th Commonwealth Sports Ministers Meeting on the margins of @Glasgow_2026 to explore how sport can help build healthier & more inclusive communities. 🔗 Find out more about #CSMM: thecommonwealth.org/12csmm

Scotland will host the 12th Commonwealth Sports Ministers Meeting on 22 July. Media accreditation is now open for local and international journalists wishing to attend, access briefings and interview opportunities 🔗bit.ly/4yi19HD 🗓️ Deadline: 16 July 2026 #CSMM @thecgf

Commonwealth Accredited Organisations turn our shared values into practical action, building capacity and actively improving lives in all 56 member countries. Over the last financial year, their contributions across the Commonwealth exceeded £300 million. It was a pleasure to continue our dialogue and explore how we can strengthen our partnership and build momentum towards #CHOGM2026. A warm welcome to our six newly accredited organisations, including @commschols, @theESU, @CICwildlife and @ishafoundation. We look forward to working alongside you.

Happy #IndependenceDay Kiribati! Learn about #Kiribati and the #Commonwealth 👇 ow.ly/zhXc50Zk4gj

The 73rd Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (#CMAG) met in London today to discuss developments in member countries. Read the concluding statement: bit.ly/4yaNZfD

Important #Commonwealth conversation this week on role of small countries in today’s complex geopolitics. Small countries can, do & must lead & engage across #climateaction, trade, & whole range of global issues: thecommonwealth.org/news/small-sta… @CanadianUK @clgf_news @commonwealthsec

A fairer multilateral order can only be achieved when small states help shape it. Commonwealth small states bring unique leadership and lived experience to the defining challenges of our time – from climate and oceans to trade, debt and sustainable development. This week, I was delighted to welcome the Rt Hon @HelenClarkNZ, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, alongside the Hon @BillBlair, High Commissioner of Canada to the UK, and HE Karen-Mae Hill, High Commissioner of Antigua and Barbuda to the UK, for an important conversation on the role of small states in an increasingly multipolar world.

Happy #IndependenceDay The Bahamas! Learn about #TheBahamas and the #Commonwealth 👇 ow.ly/rP3I50Zk494

"Small states must help shape a fairer multilateral order." That was the message from former New Zealand PM, the Rt Hon @HelenClarkNZ, at a Marlborough House Conversation on the role of small states in an increasingly multipolar world. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4eTHJ4g

Sport is about more than medals. It has the power to bring people together, promote inclusion, improve well-being and support economic growth. Read our latest blog by Dr Lin Sambili, Adviser at the Commonwealth Secretariat, to discover how investment in sport can strengthen communities, advance wider development goals and create lasting impact far beyond major the final whistle. 👉 bit.ly/4vSo22L #CommonwealthSDP #SDG

° Deputy Secretary General for Multilateral Affairs, Dato’ Dr. Ahmad Faisal Muhamad headed the Malaysian delegation to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) at Marlborough House, London on 30 June – 3 July 2026. ° The PrepCom Meeting successfully finalised the CHOGM Communique, agendas for the Executive Sessions and Leaders’ Retreat, ahead of CHOGM 2026 which will be held in St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda on 1 – 4 November 2026. 🇲🇾🌐 #WismaPutra #MalaysiaKomanwel #MalaysiaCommonwealth #HalEhwalPelbagaiHala #MultilateralAffairs #MalaysiaMADANI #TaatSetia

"The whole learning from sharing, that was the highlight for me". The Commonwealth Meridian Debt Management System equips Commonwealth countries with the tools and expertise to strengthen their public debt management. Hear from Michele Richmond-Phillips of the British Virgin Islands as she reflects on her experience at the Meridian workshop hosted at the Commonwealth Secretariat. #CommonwealthDMU @BVIGovernment @Tanmaya_Lal

At the 2026 Commonwealth Youth Awards, we celebrated the ingenuity and impact of young leaders who are helping to build a more sustainable future. 🎥 Watch @SGCommonwealth discuss why youth are central to global development in this interview with @AIT_Online.