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News Archive

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Commonwealth offers practical support to Cyprus
Released:  25 April 2013
Cyprus Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides meets with Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma

Young people should be prioritised at the highest levels, ministers say
Released:  19 April 2013
Major outcomes of the 8th Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting include launch of the Commonwealth Youth Council and a proposal to reserve special seats in parliaments and other governance structures for young people

Banking the unbanked in Vanuatu
Released:  4 April 2013
How do you encourage people to save and bank their money where no bank branches exist? The National Bank of Vanuatu with support from the Commonwealth Secretariat came up with some innovative ideas…

Secretary-General on conclusion of visit to Nigeria
Released:  7 March 2013
Kamalesh Sharma visited Nigeria from 4 to 7 March 2013

Commonwealth launches first anti-corruption centre
Released:  25 February 2013
"An achievement for Africa," says Botswana Vice-President

Ministers discuss access to safe water at Nairobi meeting
Released:  21 February 2013
Ministers responsible for the environment across the Commonwealth met in Nairobi, Kenya, on 18 February to discuss options for ensuring that a post-2015 development agenda places sustainability and protection of the environment at its centre.

Commonwealth investment guide launched at trade workshop in Vanuatu
Released:  7 February 2013
Trade officials from 13 Commonwealth Pacific countries are meeting in Port Vila, the capital of Vanuatu, for a week-long training course on negotiating investment and trade deals.

Creating access to finance for women
Released:  1 February 2013
Financial services experts from across the Commonwealth will meet in the Indian city of Ahmedabad from 4 to 8 February 2013 to share knowledge and experiences on how to ease women’s access to finance

Commonwealth and UNDP work with Caribbean on debt challenges
Released:  28 January 2013
“This requires combined wisdom to explore ways of dealing with this challenge if efforts to accelerate progress towards the Millennium Development Goals are to bear fruit” – Cyrus Rustomjee

Commonwealth workshop to enhance trade policy capacity of Pacific countries
Released:  18 January 2013
Meeting will aid countries in developing policies and trade deals that create jobs, raise standards of living and boost economic growth