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News Archive

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From the Archive: Economic sanctions against South Africa decreed: Released: 19 August 2009; August 1986: Leaders call for action by other governments at mini-summit
Seychelles police receive human rights training: Released: 18 August 2009; Programme primes police officials on how human rights principles can be best integrated into their work
Statement by the Commonwealth Secretariat spokesperson: Released: 13 August 2009; Commonwealth to maintain engagement with Fiji
International Youth Day statement by Commonwealth Secretary-General: Released: 12 August 2009; Young people are not just the most valuable resource of the Commonwealth – they make up half of its 2 billion population
Profile: Mark Bynoe, environmental economist: Released: 12 August 2009; Commonwealth-funded expert is trying to unravel the escalating costs of climate change to the hurricane-prone Caribbean
Around the Commonwealth: Pharmacists assess global threats to health: Released: 12 August 2009; The Commonwealth Pharmacists Association calls for “alert” amid swine flu threat
From the Archive: Leaders issue nuclear demand: Released: 12 August 2009; August 1973: Commonwealth wades into campaign for comprehensive test ban on nuclear weapons
Consultation under way for law that will clip wings of vulture funds: Released: 12 August 2009; Proposed legislation is supported by the Secretariat’s Legal Debt Clinic
Desmond Tutu to deliver Commonwealth Lecture: Released: 12 August 2009; Annual event aims to stimulate discussion on the Commonwealth
Central Bank of India proposes lending programme exclusively for young people: Released: 11 August 2009; Fifty million rupees to be injected into the scheme