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News Archive

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Commonwealth has a distinct approach to MDGs
Released:  27 September 2008
Secretary-General tells High Level UN Meeting

Computers for Communities
Released:  27 September 2008
Commonwealth Connects computer refurbishment project is launched in Trinidad and Tobago

CMAG expresses serious concern at lack of progress on elections in Fiji
Released:  27 September 2008
Concluding Statement of the 30th meeting of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG)

Commonwealth leaders push for reform of international institutions
Released:  25 September 2008
“The structures of the global system must deliver for all countries – especially the smallest and the poorest” – Secretary-General

Commonwealth injects energy into High Level MDG dialogue
Released:  25 September 2008
“Prosperity for all is not a slogan. It is a right” – Kamalesh Sharma

Foreign ministers meet in New York
Released:  25 September 2008
“The Commonwealth’s trusted partner status is a great asset which needs to be preserved and reinforced” – Sam Kutesa

Initiative looks to fast-track efforts to realise education for all
Released:  25 September 2008
Commonwealth workshop will identify teething problems facing countries that have yet to adopt the necessary framework

Owen Arthur to lead Commonwealth team to observe Maldives presidential election
Released:  25 September 2008
Former Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur will lead a Commonwealth Observer Group to the Maldives presidential election scheduled for 8 October 2008.

Secretary-General meets with President Museveni
Released:  24 September 2008
Meeting was in preparation for special summit at the UN to discuss progress in Commonwealth countries towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals

An action plan to end human trafficking
Released:  24 September 2008
Representatives from international organisations and criminal justice agencies met at the Commonwealth’s headquarters for a consultative meeting to look at ways in which the Secretariat can help countries to combat this phenomenon