Commonwealth Youth Programme

03/06/2026

🇦🇬 CHOGM 2026 UPDATE

Antigua and Barbuda is entering the final five months before hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), with preparations continuing to advance steadily across all major workstreams.

The National CHOGM Task Force, chaired by Foreign Affairs Minister Hon. E.P. Chet Greene, met today to review progress in accreditation, accommodation, security, transportation, communications, protocol, and forum planning.

Key updates include:
✅ Accreditation training commencing this month
✅ Over 800 rooms secured
✅ Engagement with 48 Commonwealth countries underway
✅ Volunteer Programme launching in June

A key milestone ahead is the Commonwealth recce from 7–13 June 2026, when officials will assess venues and logistics while experiencing Antigua and Barbuda’s culture, heritage, sustainability efforts, and hospitality.

The Task Force also continues to advance the “Road to CHOGM” public awareness campaign, ensuring citizens and the diaspora remain informed and engaged as preparations progress.

CHOGM 2026 will take place from 1–4 November 2026 under the theme:
“Accelerating Partnerships and Investment for a Prosperous Commonwealth.”

02/06/2026

02/06/2026

Know a young photographer? Share this with them. 📷

The Commonwealth Youth Photography Competition 2026: Waves of Change is open now and free to enter.

The Commonwealth | Commonwealth Youth Programme | The City of London Youth Natural Environment Board

Open to all Commonwealth nationals and residents aged 18 to 30.

One photograph, one statement, and a chance to win up to £1,000 on a global stage reaching 2.7 billion people.

Deadline: 8 June 2026 (World Oceans Day).🌍

https://www.royalcwsociety.org/environment/cypc

22/05/2026

19/05/2026

At 31, Jonathan Andrew has already accumulated a résumé that would seem ambitious for someone twice his age: entertainment lawyer at a leading City firm, disability rights advocate across the Commonwealth, Britain-wide neurodiversity campaigner, councillor, Deputy Mayor and now the youngest-ever M...

18/05/2026

Something's coming. 👀🌊

Prizes for the Commonwealth Youth Photography Competition 2026: Waves of Change are being announced tomorrow at 12:00pm BST, and they're worth entering for🌍

Free to enter · Ages 18–30 · Open to Commonwealth nationals and residents · Deadline 8 June 2026

www.royalcwsociety.otg/environment/cypc

The Commonwealth Commonwealth Youth Programme | The City of London Corporation Youth Natural Environment Board

12/05/2026

🌊 The Commonwealth Youth Photography Competition 2026 is now open!

This year’s theme, Waves of Change, is an opportunity to tell your story of connection to the ocean and waterways through photography.

Submit your photograph before on 8 June 2026: https://bit.ly/42MkIcJ

Four categories to enter:
🔵 Human–Ocean Connection
🟢 Hope & Resilience
🔴 Threats & Challenges
🟡 Innovative Solutions

Organised in partnership with the Royal Commonwealth Society and the City of London Youth Natural Environment Board, the competition is open to all Commonwealth nationals or residents aged 18–30 and is free to enter.

Prizes will be awarded for each category, as well as for an overall winner. All winning photographs will have the opportunity to be displayed at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting ( ) in Antigua and Barbuda in November.

Enter now: https://bit.ly/42MkIcJ

Commonwealth Youth Programme

12/05/2026

🌎 Meet the correspondents!

📲 Through digital storytelling and behind-the-scenes coverage, these young communicators will help bring the 2026 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting to audiences across our 56 member countries.

🇦🇬 The upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting will be held in St John's, Antigua and Barbuda from 1-4 November 2026.

Find out more: https://bit.ly/4uEAQZI

Antigua and Barbuda CHOGM 2026 Commonwealth Youth Programme