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News Archive

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Commonwealth ministers to arrive in Maldives Friday
Released:  16 February 2012
Delegation will hold discussions with key interlocutors on circumstances surrounding the resignation of President Mohamed Nasheed

Commonwealth Secretariat spokesperson's statement on Maldives
Released:  7 February 2012
A Secretariat team has arrived in Maldives to explore how the Commonwealth can respond to the country’s urgent priorities

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.

Commonwealth partners examine inclusive education and sustainable employment for persons with disabilities
Released:  10 January 2012
Participants from 14 Commonwealth countries explore best practices for implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

'Without education, it is almost impossible for we persons with disabilities to obtain employment'
Released:  10 January 2012
Commonwealth News speaks to Ron McCallum, Chair of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and Richard Rieser, author of the Commonwealth Secretariat publication 'Implementing Inclusive Education', about the common barriers preventing persons with disabilities from attending school and work

Promoting inclusive education and sustainable employment for persons with disabilities
Released:  9 January 2012
Commonwealth meeting to consider policies and best practices to facilitate progress towards empowerment