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News Archive

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Refocusing on education can address brain drain
Released:  8 June 2007
Poor education systems and inadequate training facilities lie at the heart of youth unemployment and the brain drain in small states

Publication: ‘Building the Economic Resilience of Small States’
Released:  6 June 2007
The book explains how inherently vulnerable small states can build up their economic resilience in order to withstand economic shocks

Namibian leader, McKinnon call on G8 to live up to their promises
Released:  6 June 2007
“We hope G8 leaders will address the needs of poor countries,” says President Pohamba

Ugandan President, Maltese PM launch Business Forum
Released:  5 June 2007
The business community is at the heart of wealth creation

Financing gender equality is focus of ministerial meeting in Uganda
Released:  31 May 2007
Commonwealth Women’s Affairs Ministers Meeting takes place next week

Commonwealth assists Tonga in confirming jurisdictional limits
Released:  31 May 2007
It will provide legal advice and technical assistance to support the Government as it works towards making a submission to the United Nations concerning the outer limits of Tonga’s continental shelf

Commonwealth seeks to assign trade policy analysts to Lesotho, Tanzania
Released:  29 May 2007
SADC meeting highlighted key areas of development assistance

Forum calls for protection of migrant workers
Released:  22 May 2007
Unmanaged migration risks human rights abuses, says Ransford Smith

Commonwealth to host forum on migration and development
Released:  14 May 2007
Meeting to point ways to establishing a win-win situation from the migration process

Forthcoming publication: ‘After Hong Kong: Some Key Trade Issues for Developing Countries’
Released:  9 May 2007
The book focuses on next steps after the sixth World Trade Organization ministerial meeting in Hong Kong