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News Archive

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Commonwealth Secretary-General New Year Message 2013
Released:  21 December 2012
The dawn of a new year brings with it heightened awareness of rising expectations for the future, and of opportunities that lie ahead. This is particularly true for young people, and in the Commonwealth we are particularly alive to the ambitions and potential of our youth, who account for more than half of the Commonwealth family across the world.

Charter heralds new era for Commonwealth
Released:  19 December 2012
Agreement reached on 2011 reform proposals

Education ministers conclude post-2015 recommendations
Released:  14 December 2012
"This is a prime opportunity for us to exercise the collective advocacy role for which the Commonwealth is so well equipped" – Secretary-General

Impeachment of Sri Lanka’s Chief Justice
Released:  12 December 2012

Education ministers to finalise post-2015 development proposals
Released:  11 December 2012
“This is a once-in-generation opportunity” - Kamalesh Sharma

Commonwealth announces dates for 2013 Heads of Government meeting
Released:  7 December 2012
President Mahinda Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka and Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma today announced that the next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) will be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 15 to 17 November 2013.

Statement by the Commonwealth Secretary-General on Maldives
Released:  7 December 2012
“The Commonwealth remains committed to working with the Government of Maldives to strengthen national institutions, to advance the Commonwealth’s values and principles, and to inclusive and credible elections in 2013,” Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma said today.

Secretaries-General for Commonwealth and OECD review priorities for post-2015
Released:  4 December 2012
Secretaries-General for the Commonwealth and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) discussed areas of synergy between their two organisations on 4 December 2012, as the OECD met on the post-2015 global development agenda at the Commonwealth Secretariat’s headquarters in London.

Commonwealth to observe elections in Ghana
Released:  26 November 2012
Former Lesotho PM Pakalitha Mosisili to lead observer group

Commonwealth Secretary-General concerned about parliamentary move to impeach Sri Lankan chief justice
Released:  15 November 2012
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma today expressed concern about the recent move by the Parliament of Sri Lanka to impeach the country’s Chief Justice, Dr Shirani Bandaranayake.