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News Archive

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Commonwealth launches key education publications
Released:  16 March 2012
Titles cover education in small states, the role of female teachers and inclusive and citizenship education

Mauritius prepares for education ministers meeting
Released:  9 March 2012
Education goals and how to bridge the gaps will be the focus of discussions

Connecting Cultures in the Commonwealth through music
Released:  7 February 2012
South African musician Hugh Masekela celebrates the 2012 Commonwealth theme at concert

Kamalesh Sharma addresses Rwandan students
Released:  27 January 2012
"As the newest member of the Commonwealth, Rwanda has very quickly become a committed participant at the intergovernmental level, and the people of Rwanda are now weaving themselves into the networks and alliances that are amongst the many benefits and opportunities opened by membership" - Kamalesh Sharma

Caribbean countries focus on transforming education through teacher technology competencies
Released:  26 January 2012
Commonwealth Secretariat, Commonwealth of Learning, Microsoft, and UNESCO lead efforts for the first ICT in Education Leadership Forum in Barbados

Secretary-General and Mauritian Education Minister discuss 18CCEM plans
Released:  19 January 2012
Mauritius takes the lead for English-speaking countries in an ambitious continent-wide project to digitise schools.

Commonwealth plans for HM Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee
Released:  18 January 2012
The Commonwealth will celebrate the Queen’s 60 years as Head of the Commonwealth through five programmes known collectively as the Commonwealth Jubilee Diamond

Access, quality and relevance - Mozambique’s education minister discusses his country’s priorities
Released:  16 January 2012
“This year’s Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers will be very important as the 2015 end date for education goals is just around the corner” - Zeferino Martins

Commonwealth meeting 'catalyst' for promoting rights of persons with disabilities
Released:  12 January 2012
“There has not been enough recognition of the immense contribution that persons with disabilities can make" - Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General

We persons with disabilities are not challenged, it's just a different lifestyle
Released:  12 January 2012
Girls with disabilities are almost 10 per cent less likely to finish primary school than their male classmates according to a World Health Survey. Abia Akram, a 28-year-old Pakistani woman living with a disability, spoke to Commonwealth News about her campaign to raise the concerns of women with disabilities. She is attending the Commonwealth Secretariat Expert Roundtable on Inclusive Education and Sustainable Employment for Persons with Disabilities in the Commonwealth to give her views as a youth representative.