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News Archive

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Make tourism benefit the poor, says Secretary-General
Released:  12 November 2008
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma has called for efforts that ensure that tourism helps to fight poverty in member countries.

Education Good Practice Awards 2009 receives forty-nine submissions
Released:  11 November 2008
A panel will meet in London on 19 November 2008 to begin the adjudication process and decide on a shortlist

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Released:  10 November 2008

Ministers to discuss effects of economic crisis on tourism sector
Released:  10 November 2008
There are so many spin off effects of tourism that put money in the pockets of many Commonwealth citizens

Managing and celebrating diversity
Released:  6 November 2008
No culture, no nation, no religion has a monopoly on truth – the ‘Commonwealth way’ is the consensual way forward

Caribbean receives counter-terrorism training
Released:  4 November 2008
Law enforcement officials and legal prosecutors discussed the financing of terrorism, special techniques of investigation and prosecution of terrorism, and international co-operation

Reform of international institutions essential to meet global challenges
Released:  4 November 2008
President Bharrat Jagdeo of Guyana reinforces the Commonwealth's call for reform of the multilateral institutions

Effective planning critical in increasingly urban world
Released:  3 November 2008
Strategic, integrated and participatory planning is needed to ensure wealth created by urbanisation is shared fairly – President of Commonwealth Association of Planners

Commonwealth is an investor in values, people and ideas
Released:  3 November 2008
Partnership with fund manager aims to promote and strengthen investment in member countries

Conference debates challenges of accessing legal information on internet
Released:  3 November 2008
Ninth International Conference on Law via the Internet discusses issues of free access, quality of information and effectiveness of rights