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Secretary-General attends tsunami service
Released:  27 January 2005
Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon read two poems written by children at a multi-faith prayer service at St Martin-in-the-Fields Church in London, UK, on 26 January 2005 in honour of the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami, where more than 280,000 people are confirmed dead or missing.

Urgent need for reconstruction and rehabilitation in Maldives
Released:  27 January 2005
Colonel Linton Graham of Jamaica, who was sent by the Commonwealth Secretary-General to assess disaster relief needs in Maldives, has said that there is an urgent need for assistance in reconstruction and rehabilitation following the tsunami disaster which struck the island state on 26 December 2004.

Promoting the services sector in Sri Lanka
Released:  27 January 2005

Commonwealth Secretary-General's special envoy sees "encouraging signs" in Guyana
Released:  27 January 2005

Mitigating effects of recruitment and migration of skilled labour
Released:  27 January 2005

Partnerships with financial institutions crucial for African SMEs
Released:  27 January 2005

Commonwealth Secretary-General meets the Vice President of Kiribati
Released:  26 January 2005

Commonwealth Seeks To Strengthen Advance Warning Networks
Released:  20 January 2005

Practical Measures Needed To Help Small Island States
Released:  20 January 2005

New Publication: ‘The Plain Language Guide To The World Summit On Sustainable Development’
Released:  20 January 2005

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