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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