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News Archive

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Global women’s rights leaders take forward 2011 Commonwealth theme
Released:  28 June 2011
Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen addresses London symposium on Women as Agents of Change

Women leaders gather for first Caribbean regional colloquium on women empowerment
Released:  28 June 2011
“It is a truly historic moment when women leaders in the region can come together to decide on the path towards empowerment in the lives of women” - Kamla Persad-Bissessar

Amartya Sen launches publication on causes of conflict
Released:  28 June 2011
“The engagement through which we unite very often takes place through not emphasising where we differ but where we agree” – Sen

Caribbean leaders ask Commonwealth for debt relief
Released:  21 June 2011
"We need to turn a new page that promotes relief for small middle-income countries" - Commonwealth Secretary-General

Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen to address London meeting on women’s rights
Released:  14 June 2011
Speakers include Louise Mushikiwabo, Rwandan Foreign Minister, and Baroness Verma, Department for International Development’s Spokesperson in the House of Lords

Commonwealth assists African countries to implement UN human rights recommendations
Released:  19 April 2011
Attorney-General of Mauritius opens Commonwealth regional seminar to discuss action plans following UN review

Commonwealth Secretary-General addresses UN Human Rights Council
Released:  2 March 2011
“In the Commonwealth, we share the vision of a world in which human rights are ‘universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated’” – Kamalesh Sharma.

Commonwealth and La Francophonie discuss future co-operation
Released:  25 February 2011
“I think that we are in a good position to influence the debates which will determine the future of our planet” - La Francophonie Secretary-General

CYP prepares youth leaders for role as election observers
Released:  24 February 2011
Young people from around the Commonwealth are trained in human rights and democracy to prepare them for their role as youth election observers

Deputy Secretary-General addresses UK Defence Academy
Released:  25 January 2011
‘The Commonwealth is an organisation of shared values and principles’ - Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba