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Fifty Commonwealth countries gather in New York to drive forward gender equality
Released:  28 February 2005
Commonwealth Ministers and senior officials from 50 countries met in New York on Sunday 27 February 2005 to take forward the implementation of the Commonwealth Plan of Action for Gender Equality 2005-2015.

Commonwealth Secretary-General to call on Heads of the European Commission, OECD, UNESCO and La Francophonie
Released:  28 February 2005
Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon is visiting Brussels and Paris this week for talks with the leaders of four international organisations. The focus of the talks will be to increase political momentum for the Doha Development Round meetings at the World Trade Organisation in Hong Kong in December.

Commonwealth Chief Election Officers to discuss best practice
Released:  24 February 2005
Senior election managers from 38 countries will meet in New Delhi, India, from 24 to 26 February 2005 to discuss ways of improving the management of elections in Commonwealth countries.

Global Partnership important to improve Corporate Governance
Released:  24 February 2005

Developing E-Government And E-Business Strategies
Released:  24 February 2005

Forestry Conference In Sri Lanka
Released:  24 February 2005
'Forestry's Contribution to Poverty Reduction' will be the theme of the 17th Commonwealth Forestry Conference to be held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 28 February to 5 March 2005.

Young Caribbeans Help Reconstruction Efforts In Grenada
Released:  24 February 2005

Twenty-Fifth Meeting of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group on the Harare Declaration - Concluding Statement
Released:  17 February 2005
The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group on the Harare Declaration (CMAG) met in London on 10-11 February 2005.

Protect Our Planet From Global Warming, Says Secretary-General
Released:  17 February 2005
“Our choices today will affect the way people live in the future. We owe it to future generations to face up to our responsibilities today.”

Collective Efforts Crucial for Development in Global Trade Agenda
Released:  17 February 2005

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