News Archive
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- Commonwealth to galvanise networks on climate change
- Released: 17 November 2006
Draft approach on ways to adapt to climate change to be presented at Commonwealth environment ministers meeting in Nairobi in February 2007- Commonwealth welcomes call for action on climate change
- Released: 31 October 2006
Commonwealth welcomes the call for urgent action on climate change contained in the Stern Report.- Public participation vital to dealing with climate change, Seychelles says
- Released: 13 October 2006
Governments and civil society urged to work together to address disaster relief- Combating impact of climate change in the Commonwealth critical
- Released: 11 October 2006
Conference in Seychelles to help communities adapt to climate change and manage related natural disasters.- Take the fight against poverty into cities, Ransford Smith urges
- Released: 3 October 2006
Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General stresses there can be no sustainable development without sustainable urbanisation.- Secretary-General Writes to G8 Leaders
- Released: 14 July 2006
Commonwealth Secretary-General calls on G8 leaders to consider governance, Doha round of trade talks, aid, debt cancellation and UN reform.- Successful Doha Round a Vital Boost for Farming Industry
- Released: 14 July 2006
A successful conclusion to the Doha Development Round would help to boost the farming industry in the developing world and enhance economic growth, said Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon.- Secretary-General Opens Commonwealth Agricultural Conference
- Released: 13 July 2006
Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon opened the 22nd Commonwealth Agricultural Conference in Calgary, Canada, on 13 July 2006.- Shaping a Better World Through Shared Beliefs and Vision
- Released: 13 July 2006
The Commonwealth’s role is to use its shared beliefs and vision to shape the world for the better, writes Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon in a Foreword to the newly published ‘Commonwealth Ministers Reference Book 2006’.- New Publication: 'Commonwealth Ministers Reference Book'
- Released: 13 July 2006
The reference book is a central source of information on key aspects of policy issues for all Commonwealth ministers.