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News Archive

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Secretary-General's Commonwealth Day message
Released:  8 March 2013
Kamalesh Sharma on this year's Commonwealth theme ‘Opportunity through Enterprise’

Secretary-General on conclusion of visit to Nigeria
Released:  7 March 2013
Kamalesh Sharma visited Nigeria from 4 to 7 March 2013

International Women’s Day 2013
Released:  7 March 2013
Message by Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma: ‘The Gender Agenda: Gaining Momentum in the Commonwealth’

Commonwealth Secretary-General addresses UN Human Rights Council
Released:  28 February 2013
Kamalesh Sharma at the High-Level Segment of the Human Rights Council's 22nd session in Geneva

Commonwealth Secretary-General to visit Nigeria for pre-CHOGM consultations
Released:  27 February 2013
Visit comes days before launch of historic Commonwealth Charter

Former Botswana President Festus Mogae to lead Commonwealth Observer Group for Kenya elections
Released:  20 February 2013
The Group will be in Kenya from 25 February to 11 March.

Statement by the Commonwealth Spokesperson on Zambia
Released:  20 February 2013
Some recent media reports have referred to a submission by the Coalition for the Defence of Democratic Rights in Zambia to the Commonwealth Secretary-General. Such a submission has indeed been received.

Commonwealth Observer Group issues Final Report on 2012 elections in Ghana
Released:  15 February 2013
Elections were credible and met many of the key benchmarks

Commonwealth Observer Group issues Final Report on 2012 elections in Sierra Leone
Released:  14 February 2013
Elections were conducted in a free, peaceful and transparent manner

Commonwealth to observe elections in Grenada
Released:  12 February 2013
The team will be led by Irfan Abdool Rahman, Electoral Commissioner of Mauritius