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Doha Failure Not An Option, Says Secretary-General: Released: 27 July 2006; Suspension of WTO talks on the Doha Development Agenda an "alarming step towards their outright failure".
Targeting Young People Key to Combating AIDS: Released: 27 July 2006; Spreading awareness among young people is a key to combating HIV/AIDS, said Professor David Plummer, the Commonwealth/UNESCO Chair on HIV/AIDS.
Commonwealth Continues to Provide Global Leadership: Released: 27 July 2006; The Commonwealth has continued to provide global leadership and demonstrated different dimensions of it.
Supporting Regional Integration in COMESA: Released: 27 July 2006; Speedy implementation of development programmes to support regional integration within the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) tops the agenda of Andrew Ngone, Regional Trade Development Adviser at the COMESA Secretariat in Lusaka, Zambia.
Improving Government Administration and Public Service: Released: 27 July 2006; To sharpen the skills of permanent secretaries who provide strategic advice and leadership in support of their minister's portfolio, central government agencies or cabinet co-ordinating bodies, a seminar funded by the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Co-operation (CFTC) and the Singapore-Commonwealth Third Country Training Programme is being held in Singapore from 26 July 2006.
Strengthening Decentralisation in Pakistan and the Commonwealth: Released: 20 July 2006; Strengthening decentralisation in Pakistan and the Commonwealth will be the focus of a symposium on local government to begin on 24 July 2006 in Islamabad.
New Publication: ‘Managing Change in Local Governance’: Released: 20 July 2006; Decentralisation has become an integral part of local government reform programmes in recent years. But how does one put these changes into effect?
Improving Public Financial Management in The Caribbean: Released: 20 July 2006; Senior finance and budget officials from across the Caribbean region are participating in a workshop on ‘Improving Public Financial Management in the Caribbean’ taking place in Belize City.
Commonwealth Experts for Seychelles Presidential Election: Released: 19 July 2006; Commonwealth experts, appointed by Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon, will begin their observation of the presidential election in Seychelles on 20 July 2006.
Secretary-General Writes to G8 Leaders: Released: 14 July 2006; Commonwealth Secretary-General calls on G8 leaders to consider governance, Doha round of trade talks, aid, debt cancellation and UN reform.