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News Archive

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Commonwealth Secretary-General to visit Malta
Released:  14 October 2009
Kamalesh Sharma will visit Malta from 15 to 17 October 2009 ahead of November’s Heads of Government Meeting

Exclusive Interview: Maldives President speaks out on climate change
Released:  14 October 2009
President Mohamed Nasheed claims threat is the “21st century’s greatest human rights and security issue”

Children’s rights and judicial independence in the dock
Released:  14 October 2009
Commonwealth Magistrates’ and Judges’ Association urges action during triennial summit

From the Archive: Commonwealth backs regional co-operation between states
Released:  14 October 2009
October 1969: Smith addresses Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

Obama’s peace prize award ‘strikes tremendous chord’
Released:  9 October 2009
Commonwealth Secretary-General reacts to Nobel Peace Prize announcement

St Lucia Prime Minister visits Commonwealth Secretariat
Released:  9 October 2009
Stephenson King met with Kamalesh Sharma at Marlborough House on 9 October 2009

Government officials to explore comprehensive ways of coping with natural disasters
Released:  7 October 2009
Experts will share best practices at Commonwealth conference

Uniting teachers in aid of universal primary education
Released:  7 October 2009
Secretariat hosts charity website launch uniting teachers globally in support of achieving universal primary education

From the Archive: World’s financial stability on a ‘knife-edge’
Released:  7 October 2009
September 1984: Finance ministers welcome major Commonwealth report on the debt crisis

Funds for HIV/AIDS pandemic ‘scarce’ amid financial crisis
Released:  6 October 2009
‘We’ve lost 25 million lives and we’ve got another 6 million lives we are trying to save’ – Commonwealth conference