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Broderick Mervyn. Picture: SUPPLIED
Broderick Mervyn says young Pacific leaders are not getting the recognition they deserve.
The Ignite4Change founder says this was why he was pleased to be announced as one of two Fijian candidates that would be vying for the role of chairperson of the Commonwealth Youth Council.
“The position of chairperson to the Pacific region comes once in a generation and I intend to become the first Pacific Islander to achieve this and begin work on the ground once elected,” he said.
Mr Mervyn, an active youth and community member for the past decade was chosen from more than hundreds of nominations received from across the Commonwealth following a thorough review and would be competing for the nine executive seats on the council.
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41 candidates for Commonwealth Youth Council 2021 election
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41 candidates announced for Commonwealth Youth Council 2021 election
30 April 2021
Forty-one young leaders have been announced as candidates who will stand in the election to join the Commonwealth Youth Council as executive members.
Candidates were chosen from more than hundreds of nominations received from across the Commonwealth following a careful review process. They will compete for the nine executive seats on the council.
The online campaigning, which starts today with candidates announcing their manifestos, will end on 21 May. The voting will take place online on 22 and 23 May, while the results will be out on 24 May.
Elected candidates will serve the council from 2021 to 2023 and will lead inclusive consultation, projects and events to bring forward ideas and concerns of young people to shape youth development policies and frameworks.
The University of New South Wales interviewed 26 people across the country, including girls aged between 16-19 who had become pregnant, about their experiences, as well as older women who spoke about their knowledge of local practices.
Dr Christine Linhart from the University of New South Wales said in a statement that knowledge about contraception and reproductive health was quite low among the young women interviewed. For a lot of the young women the first physical symptoms of their pregnancy came as a surprise. It s not that they did not understand that sexual interactions would lead to pregnancy, it s just that wasn t a result that most of them had considered was going to happen, she said.