President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca opened the Commonwealth Youth Gender and Equality Network conference this morning, the first in a series of conferences being held ahead of the Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting in November.
Addressing the gathering of youths from a number of different commonwealth States, Ms Coleiro Preca said Malta recently made a number of strides forward in the field of civil liberties.
The President pointed to the Civil Unions Act and the Gender Identity Act as two major steps forward.
The conference will last five days, and is aimed at enabling the youths to head back to their home countries and inspire change.