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News Archive

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Commonwealth Secretary-General’s New Year Message
Released:  30 December 2011
"2012 must show in word and deed our enduring Commonwealth concern and determination to provide opportunity and a future for all irrespective of gender" - Kamalesh Sharma

Commonwealth Secretary-General meets Saint Lucia Foreign Affairs Minister
Released:  21 December 2011
Saint Lucia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Alva Baptiste expresses his “heartfelt gratitude” to the Commonwealth for sending a Commonwealth Election Assessment Team to the recent Saint Lucia general elections

Secretary-General welcomes release of Sri Lanka report
Released:  19 December 2011
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma on 19 December 2011 welcomed the Sri Lankan Government’s release of the Report of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission.

Secretary-General meets President Nasheed on eve of SAARC summit
Released:  9 November 2011
"The Commonwealth is an organisation driven by national priorities" - Sharma

Sharma to observe SAARC summit in Maldives
Released:  8 November 2011
Attendance marks a first for a Commonwealth Secretary-General

Development funding gap ‘a priority’ for the G20 – Sharma
Released:  6 October 2011
“We are calling on the G20 to see themselves as trustees of the wider international community - fit to tackle global concerns and needs”

Commonwealth and La Francophonie Secretaries-General meet President Sarkozy in Paris
Released:  5 October 2011
Innovative financing at the centre of discussions with French President ahead of G20 meeting in Cannes

Commonwealth releases progress report
Released:  29 September 2011
“The Commonwealth is a great global good, and I have sought to ensure that our contribution – in advocacy, policy, or practically – has been oriented towards advancing shared Commonwealth values” – Kamalesh Sharma

Commonwealth Secretary-General mourns death of Wangari Maathai
Released:  26 September 2011
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma on 26 September 2011 issued a message of condolence following the death of Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, who also served on the Commonwealth Commission on Respect and Understanding.

Commonwealth finance ministers call for aid reform
Released:  22 September 2011
Ministers meet in Washington DC during the Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund