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News Archive

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Commonwealth workshop agrees on gender-awareness plan in public sector
Released:  23 July 2008
Pilot training projects using open distance learning are recommended

Secretary-General welcomes agreement on framework for talks in Zimbabwe
Released:  22 July 2008
Commonwealth efforts focused on supporting approach taken by SADC

Gender Equality in the Public Service
Released:  22 July 2008
“We say ‘women count’, but the facts say otherwise” - Sharma

Ministers to discuss using sport for social and economic development
Released:  22 July 2008
Commonwealth sports ministers will meet on the fringes of the Olympic Games in Beijing next month

Sharma pledges Commonwealth assistance for Kenya reforms
Released:  22 July 2008
Secretary-General holds talks with Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga at Marlborough House

How culture can be used to increase understanding of HIV and AIDS
Released:  21 July 2008
Briefing organised by the Commonwealth Foundation examines the importance of using culture to help prevent, treat and care for those affected by the HIV and AIDS pandemic

Juvenile justice in the Pacific
Released:  18 July 2008
Magistrates and judges from across the region share advice on working towards the development of justice systems for young people

Entrepreneurs share methods on ways to improve their businesses
Released:  16 July 2008
Seventy participants attended a week-long programme in India which aimed to develop the competitiveness of small enterprises

Commonwealth explores ways to promote gender equality
Released:  16 July 2008
“Good governance can only be fully attained if women are included, engaged and have a voice in the ways in which decisions are taken that affect them” – Secretary-General

Malaysia’s Foreign Minister meets Secretary-General
Released:  15 July 2008
Talks focus on youth development in the Commonwealth