Commonwealth Youth Programme works for a world where young women and men (15-29 years) can reach their full potential. Where they can use their creativity and skills as productive members of their societies. That means having control over their own lives.

CYP is the youth department of the Commonwealth Secretariat.
The Commonwealth Secretariat carries out the decisions of Commonwealth Heads of Government.

CYP has Regional Centres for Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and the South Pacific. These are located in Zambia, India, Guyana...
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CYP is the youth department of the Commonwealth Secretariat.
The Commonwealth Secretariat carries out the decisions of Commonwealth Heads of Government.

CYP has Regional Centres for Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and the South Pacific. These are located in Zambia, India, Guyana and Australia respectively. Each region has a Regional Advisory Board whose members include every Commonwealth country in the region. The Regional Advisory Board gives its recommendations, via CYP's Committee of Management, to the Commonwealth Youth Ministers meeting (CYMM). The CYMM meets every three years. It sets general policy and elects the Committee of Management.

The Regional Centres and their staff are responsible for delivering programmes and activities within each region. CYP's Pan-Commonwealth Office in London, UK, co-ordinates the Programme and is responsible for developing new pan-Commonwealth initiatives. Funding is from voluntary pledges and payments by Commonwealth governments. In recent years, CYP has obtained extra-budgetary support from United Nations Development Programme, UNICEF, UNAIDS and many other partners.


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