Founded in 1868, the Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) is an educational charity and international organisation working to promote knowledge and appreciation of the modern Commonwealth. The RCS is non-political and independent of governments. HM the Queen is our patron and our headquarters are in London . However, there is a world-wide network of self governing RCS branches and Commonwealth societies, affiliated organisations and individual members in around one hundred countries and territories. Total global membership of the RCS is around 10,000. Representatives of the RCS “family” come together for the RCS International Meeting, which is held every two years in a Commonwealth member country.

This year, the meeting will be held in Larnaca , Cyprus between 21 and 24 September, directly after the Nkabom Youth Leadership Programme in Nicosia . The theme is ‘Conflict, Conquest and Migration’ and 70 delegates are expected to come from all corners of the Commonwealth.

The meeting will be opened by the Minister of Education and Culture, representing the President of Cyprus.

The Provisional Programme for the Programme can be viewed here: