Fiji, June 15 -- Tuvalu youth leader Eleala Avanitele has been selected to serve on an international task force responsible for planning and delivering the 2026 Commonwealth Youth Forum (CYF) ahead of the next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Antigua and Barbuda.

The appointment places Avanitele among a group of youth representatives tasked with working alongside the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC) and the Government of Antigua and Barbuda to help shape one of the Commonwealth's key youth engagement platforms.

According to the Commonwealth Secretariat, Avanitele will support preparations for the forum by contributing to the development of the programme, policy recommendations and logisti...