Rwandan to head Commonwealth Youth Council membership committee

The leader of the Rwanda Higher learning Institution Students Union has been appointed as the head of the newly created Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC) membership committee.Daniel Komezusenge was selected basing on Article 9, item No.2 of the CYC Constitution, according to a statement from the CYC.The committee comprises nine individuals from different Commonwealth countries responsible for approving members and affiliate observers of the Council, reviewing applications and submitting recommended applicants to the executive for consideration, among others.“I am delighted to lead the committee because this demonstrates a high level of trust and confidence the Council has in Rwanda,” Komezusenge told The New Times yesterday. He said the position will enable him represent the interests of the Rwandan youth in the Commonwealth.Komezusenge’s appointment was announced last weekend.He said he will ensure that the voice of the Rwandan youth is heard within the Commonwealth family.The membership committee will have a mandate of two years. Komezusenge is deputised by Vanessa Picker, from Australia.Other members on the committee are from Solomon Island, Zambia, St Lucia, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Malta and Maldives.The membership committee is one of the executive platforms in the CYC with its headquarters in the United Kingdom.Over 60 per cent of the Commonwealth are young people under the age of 30 years. The Commonwealth Youth Council is aimed at engaging the young people in a coordinated and structured manner, so as to unlock the vast potential inherent in them.The Commonwealth is composed of 53 member countries. Rwanda joined on November 29, 2009. The Commonwealth of Nations, commonly known as the Commonwealth is an intergovernmental organisation of countries, most of them former Britain colonies.

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Rwandan to head Commonwealth Youth Council membership committee