Meeting Dr Arjoon Suddhoo Deputy Secretary General of The Commonwealth

Meeting Dr Arjoon Suddhoo

Deputy Secretary General of The Commonwealth

It was a pleasure interacting with Dr. Arjoon Suddhoo , Deputy Secretary General of The Commonwealth while representing India and Hyphen SCS at the CSC2023 – The Duke of Edinburgh’s Commonwealth Study Conference – Canada 2023 .

He was kind enough to share key lessons from his professional journey and his Indian roots. The fact that his family still celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi was very heartwarming.

He also talked about the evolution of the Commonwealth across the decades and how its 56 member countries are working together for prosperity, democracy, and peace.

I look forward to playing a continued part in the growth story of the Commonwealth.

Some interesting facts about the Commonwealth:

* 56 Countries

* 33 Small Nations

* 2.5 Billion Population

* More than 60 percent of the population aged 29 or under

* 1 in 3 young people aged between 15 and 29 live in Commonwealth countries (about 640 million out of 1.8 billion).

* The combined GDP of Commonwealth countries in 2021 was US$13.1 trillion and is estimated to reach $19.5 trillion in 2027, almost doubling in ten years from $10.4 trillion in 2017.

* Bilateral costs for trading partners in Commonwealth countries are on average 19 percent less than those in non-member countries.

* Half of the top 20 global emerging cities are in the Commonwealth:
New Delhi, Mumbai, Nairobi, Kuala Lumpur, Bangalore, Johannesburg, Kolkata, Cape Town, Chennai, and Dhaka

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