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Gibraltarians to represent Gibraltar in Commonwealth meeting - 380/2022
Ms.
Adriana Lopez and Mr. Chris Cardona will represent Gibraltar at a meeting of
the Commonwealth Youth Forum which takes place next month in the capital of
Rwanda, Kigali.
The
Forum is one of a number of events which have been planned to take place around
the meeting of Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM). Rwanda is one of only
two countries in the Commonwealth that were not British in the past.
The
Commonwealth Youth Forum will take place from 18 – 21 June under the theme
“Taking charge of our future.” There are 1.2 billion young people in the
Commonwealth, making up some 60% of the population. The three-day event will
bring together 350 delegates from all over the Commonwealth. They will work on
a CYF Youth Declaration and Action Plan and will present their recommendations
to the Heads of Government and other stakeholders at CHOGM.
In
2019 Ms. Lopez represented Gibraltar at a meeting of the Commonwealth Youth
Parliament in Delhi, India. Mr. Cardona has been selected to represent
Gibraltar for the first time.
This
opportunity arose through their membership of the Gibraltar Commonwealth Youth
Association which chose the delegates. It is open to all young Gibraltarians
with an interest in the Commonwealth and in international affairs.
The
Deputy Chief Minister Dr. Joseph Garcia, who is the Minister with
responsibility for relations with the Commonwealth, said: “I was delighted to
meet with Adriana and Chris in order to discuss their forthcoming participation
at the meeting in Kigali. Gibraltar has always been proud of its links with the
Commonwealth family of nations and this provides an opportunity to cement those
links further still.”
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