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News Archive

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Four more Commonwealth countries make bid for additional areas of seabed
Released:  20 May 2009
Commonwealth assists Guyana, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka and Tonga

New online encyclopaedia for the Commonwealth is launched
Released:  20 May 2009
Commpedia will allow Commonwealth organisations and associations to share information on their activities across the 53 member countries

Commonwealth Writers’ Prize winners announced
Released:  20 May 2009
Melbourne-based writer Christos Tsiolkas takes the Best Book gong

From the Archive: Commonwealth stands firm against terrorism
Released:  19 May 2009
February 1978: Leaders call for increased international co-operation following fatal bomb attack at Sydney conference

Top experts address Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting
Released:  18 May 2009
Solutions exist, but political will is required, keynote speaker Professor Sir Andy Haines tells delegates

H1N1 – WHO updates Commonwealth health ministers
Released:  18 May 2009
Six Commonwealth countries affected

Commonwealth publications are among most popular in recent survey
Released:  18 May 2009
Every year 600 copies of Secretariat titles are among over 6,000 books sent to Sub-Saharan Africa as part of a project with Book Aid International

Profile: Dawn Quist, education expert
Released:  18 May 2009
A former school teacher who for the last 15 years has worked as an education adviser for the Commonwealth talks about her work to improve teaching standards in Belize

‘Partnership key to confronting health challenges’
Released:  17 May 2009
Secretary-General addresses Commonwealth health ministers in Geneva

Statement by the Secretary-General on Sri Lanka
Released:  15 May 2009
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma has reiterated his deep concern at the escalating humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka as a result of the ongoing military conflict