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    • CHOGM 2009 Outcomes
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CHOGM 2009 Outcomes

CHOGM 2009 Family portrait

Key statements and declarations from the 2009 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, from 27-29 November 2009.

Below you will also find the final statements from the three main events leading up to the summit, Commonwealth Peoples Forum, Commonwealth Business Forum and Commonwealth Youth Forum 7.

CHOGM 2009 Outcomes

  • Final Communiqué
  • The Port of Spain Climate Change Consensus: The Commonwealth Climate Change Declaration
  • Trinidad and Tobago Affirmation on Commonwealth Values and Principles
  • The Declaration of Port of Spain: Partnering for a More Equitable and Sustainable Future
  • ‘Investing in young people’ A Declaration on young people by Commonwealth Heads of Government
  • Statement on Commonwealth action to combat non-communicable diseases

Others

  • Invest in Youth Sustain the World - Commonwealth Youth Forum 7 Communiqué
  • Partnering for a More Equitable and Sustainable Future: The Commonwealth and the Americas - Commonwealth Business Forum Communiqué
  • Port of Spain Civil Society Statement to Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

News

  • Secretary-General to attend Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Vanuatu
  • Democracy and Development are ‘much more effective when brought together’
  • Kamalesh Sharma to attend African Union Summit in Uganda

CHOGM News Archive...

CHOGM 2009

  • Key Outcomes
  • Official CHOGM 2009 Website
  • Click here to access the secure document area

CHOGM 2009 Podcast

Special report from the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting which has just taken place in Trinidad and Tobago.

  • Click here to listen

CHOGM 2009 Speeches

  • CHOGM closing ceremonyKamalesh Sharma, Commonwealth Secretary-General
  • Commonwealth Sports BreakfastKamalesh Sharma, Commonwealth Secretary-General

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