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Commonwealth Writers’ Prize 2009 open for entries
Released:  29 August 2008
Best Book and Best First Book categories are open to writers from across the Commonwealth

The potential and the challenges of Forest Carbon Finance
Released:  27 August 2008
First in a new series of discussion papers from the Commonwealth Secretariat examines ways to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation

Union strengthens state education in Mumbai
Released:  27 August 2008
Municipal Teachers Union submitted an entry to the first Commonwealth Education Good Practice Awards

Commonwealth supports First South Asian Economic Summit
Released:  26 August 2008
Experts will discuss ways and means to deepen and broaden economic integration of the countries involved

Lawyers benefit from legislative drafting course in Africa
Released:  26 August 2008
Formal teaching and practical training forms the basis of the 12-week programme

Rebuilding Grenada’s livestock sector after Hurricane Ivan
Released:  22 August 2008
Specialist is placed in Grenada’s Ministry of Agriculture by Commonwealth Secretariat to assist efforts to boost the livestock industry

President Mwanawasa's death a grievous loss to Africa - Secretary-General
Released:  20 August 2008
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma has expressed his “great sadness” at the death of Zambian President Dr Levy Mwanawasa in Paris on 19 August 2008.

If the shoe fits
Released:  20 August 2008
Young people from Asia define ‘good practices’ and determine how they can be implemented to promote respect and understanding across the Commonwealth

The Commonwealth and the Pacific - partners for progress
Released:  20 August 2008
A shared foundation of understanding and trust

Sharma meets his Special Representative for Fiji and NZ Foreign Minister
Released:  19 August 2008
Commonwealth’s engagement in Fiji Islands is discussed