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Commonwealth experts depart Maldives pending rescheduled elections
Released:  30 December 2004

End of Year Message from Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon
Released:  30 December 2004
Casting a shadow over all else in 2004 is the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami that struck in the very last days of the year. The disaster has overwhelmed several countries in Asia, brought destruction as far away as the East African coast and leaves no country untouched.

Verbatim
Released:  30 December 2004

Now is the time to make poverty history
Released:  28 December 2004

Secretary-General outlines Commonwealth support after Indian Ocean earthquake disaster
Released:  27 December 2004
Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon issued the following statement on 27 December 2004 on the Indian Ocean earthquake and its after-effects

Commonwealth Democracy Experts to observe Maldives parliamentary elections
Released:  23 December 2004

How young people can help prevent the spread of HIV
Released:  23 December 2004

Virtual University for Commonwealth Small States
Released:  23 December 2004
The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) has invited small states to participate in the creation of a ‘Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth’ (VUSSC). The VUSSC will cater mostly to adults, including those who may not have completed secondary school

Improving Local Government in the Pacific
Released:  23 December 2004

New Publication: The Plain Language Guide to the World Summit on Sustainable Development
Released:  22 December 2004