Commonwealth Secretariat

Commonwealth lifts Pakistan suspension: Released: 12 May 2008; “Government of Pakistan has taken positive steps to fulfil its obligations,” CMAG says
CMAG MEDIA ADVISORY: Released: 9 May 2008; Advisory - Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group News Conference
Sharma urges Kenya to consolidate reconciliation: Released: 18 April 2008; Secretary-General Sharma holds fruitful discussions with Kenya’s President Kibaki and Prime Minister Odinga
Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group to meet in London: Released: 17 April 2008; CMAG will review the suspension of Pakistan
Commonwealth welcomes power sharing cabinet in Kenya: Released: 14 April 2008; Agreement on grand coalition “very important step forward”, Sharma says
Secretary-General meets Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister: Released: 1 April 2008; On his first day in office, Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma met Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama this afternoon at Marlborough House
Commonwealth Expert Team commends Belize for conduct of elections: Released: 13 March 2008; A Commonwealth Expert Team to Belize has commended the government and people of Belize for the conduct of the General Elections which took place on 7 February 2008.
The Commonwealth’s work on conflict resolution 'never ends': Released: 10 March 2008; “It is in the hearts and minds of men and women that wars are won, and where conflict must finally be brought to an end” – Matthew Neuhaus, Director of Political Affairs
The Commonwealth and the Caribbean: Released: 7 March 2008; McKinnon makes his final address to the CARICOM Summit as Commonwealth Secretary-General
Democracy is about vision, possibility and evolution: Released: 6 March 2008; The Commonwealth Secretary-General has said that day-to-day governance which allows cultures and institutions to thrive, is the “guarantor of democracy”