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News Archive

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Chair and Secretary-General address media after CMAG meeting
Released:  26 April 2013
“It is the Commonwealth who is on the ground and making a difference on those issues which most people are talking about,” Sharma tells media

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

Commonwealth youth ministers gather in Papua New Guinea
Released:  16 April 2013
Youth take centre stage at opening ceremony portraying Papua New Guinea’s diverse cultures

Secretary-General thanks Australia for leadership on Commonwealth reform
Released:  12 April 2013
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma has commended Australia for its leadership as the current Commonwealth Chair-in-Office, a two-year position taken on by the host nation of each Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

Commonwealth Observer Group issues Final Report on 2013 elections in Kenya
Released:  11 April 2013
Elections were credible and met many key benchmarks for democratic elections

Commonwealth to host very small states conference
Released:  5 April 2013
Meeting will explore solutions to public administration challenges faced by small member countries

Commonwealth Secretary-General commiserates with Government and people of Bangladesh
Released:  20 March 2013
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma has written to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh to commiserate with the Government and people of Bangladesh over the announced death today of President Zillur Rahman.

Commonwealth Secretary-General commends Pakistan on five years of democratically elected government
Released:  20 March 2013
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma has congratulated Pakistan on the completion of the recent five-year term of its democratically elected civilian government.

Winners of Commonwealth Youth Awards announced
Released:  13 March 2013
Commonwealth Youth Awards for Excellence in Development Work celebrate young people in the Commonwealth who are making a positive difference to the lives of others

Commonwealth Secretary-General commends Kenyans on peaceful poll
Released:  13 March 2013
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma has extended his congratulations to Uhuru Kenyatta, on Mr Kenyatta’s election to the Presidency of the Republic of Kenya.

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