Around five hundred education ministers and their delegations from around the world have gathered in Nadi for the 20th annual Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers.

Held every three years, the conference is a high-level series of meetings giving education officials from the 53 Commonwealth countries an opportunity to engage in meaningful dialogue and discuss key education issues and trends.

This year the discussions will be held in the context of climate change.

The outcomes of the conference will be presented at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London in April.

This is the first time the Conference is being hosted by a Pacific Island nation.