



Australia is also supporting QCC projects in PNG and Uganda funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) Support has also been provided to the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy (QCC) via the RCS with projects within Australia funded by Federal and State Governments. In 2019-20 Australia provided an estimated $7.2 million in total to Commonwealth development programs, including funding for the Commonwealth Foundation, Commonwealth Youth Program, the Commonwealth of Learning, Commonwealth Small States Offices in Geneva and New York, the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation, the Commonwealth Youth Gender and Equality Network (CYGEN) via the Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS), and the Commonwealth Equality Network (TCEN) via the Kaleidoscope Trust. they help extend Australia's reach into developing Commonwealth countries beyond our region.they promote democracy, good governance and human rights in Commonwealth countries.work on low-income small states-especially in the Pacific-supports regional prosperity and stability through achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.their work aligns with Australia's development priorities-promoting prosperity, reducing poverty and enhancing stability.
