News Archive

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‘A relatively calm campaign and a well managed vote’ - Mozambique elections interim verdict: Released: 30 October 2009; A number of benchmarks for democratic elections have been met, although some concerns remain
Deputy Secretary-General meets Nigerian MPs: Released: 30 October 2009; Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba meets Members of Parliament from National Assembly of Nigeria at Commonwealth headquarters
2009 Mozambique Elections - Arrival Statement: Released: 23 October 2009; Statement by Dr Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, Chairperson of the Commonwealth Observer Group
Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group ‘significant deterrent’: Released: 21 October 2009; Civil society groups assess Commonwealth action on human rights
From the Archive: Harare Declaration sets out fundamental values: Released: 21 October 2009; October 1991: Commonwealth vows to safeguard democracy and human rights
Commonwealth announces Group to observe Mozambique elections: Released: 19 October 2009; Former Sierra Leone President Dr Ahmad Tejan Kabbah to lead Group
Obama’s peace prize award ‘strikes tremendous chord’: Released: 9 October 2009; Commonwealth Secretary-General reacts to Nobel Peace Prize announcement
Democracy must always be nurtured, protected and promoted: Released: 2 October 2009; “One can never be complacent about democratic gains” - Deputy Secretary-General
Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group - Concluding Statement: Released: 26 September 2009; The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group on the Harare Declaration (CMAG) held its thirty-second regular meeting in New York on 26 September 2009.
Election officials explore setting up support network: Released: 17 September 2009; “One of the activities for which the Commonwealth is well known and respected is observing elections,” says Secretary-General Sharma