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Commonwealth Secretary-General deplores abrogation of Fiji's constitution
Released:  10 April 2009
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma today (10 April 2009) deplored the abrogation of the Republic of Fiji Islands’ Constitution following yesterday’s judgment by the Fiji Court of Appeal.

Statement on Fiji - 9 April 2009
Released:  9 April 2009
Secretary-General comments on developments in Fiji Islands

Taking account of different risks and vulnerabilities facing men and women
Released:  9 April 2009
Commonwealth Secretariat Discussion Paper explores how governments and donors can help by implementing appropriate ‘social protection’ programmes

Commonwealth Secretary-General to visit Ghana and Nigeria
Released:  8 April 2009
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma will visit Ghana and Nigeria from 13 to 17 April 2009

Secretary-General holds bilateral talks with Caribbean leaders
Released:  7 April 2009
Prime Ministers of Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados visit Commonwealth’s headquarters

Maldives President calls on Secretary-General
Released:  7 April 2009
President Mohamed Nasheed expressed desire to strengthen collaboration with the Commonwealth

Ministers endorse groundbreaking study on Commonwealth cities
Released:  3 April 2009
Analysis paves the way for more in-depth research which will give a crucial insight into urban trends

Tackling violence and extremism through education
Released:  3 April 2009
Commonwealth educationalists have a 'huge' contribution to make in tackling violence and extremism and in fostering peace in the world - Lord Alderdice

Recruitment and qualification of teachers on agenda for education officials
Released:  3 April 2009
Conclusions from meeting in the UK will feed into recommendations at Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers, scheduled for June 2009 in Kuala Lumpur

Statement on the Commonwealth and International Financial Centres
Released:  1 April 2009
The regulation of International Financial Centres (IFCs) has become a topical issue recently, and the Commonwealth Secretariat has received enquiries about the Secretariat’s work in the area