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News Archive

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Democracy and Development are ‘much more effective when brought together’
Released:  22 July 2010
Secretary-General discusses the twin pillars of the Commonwealth’s work at 2010 Nelson Mandela Africa Lecture

Kamalesh Sharma to attend African Union Summit in Uganda
Released:  21 July 2010
Commonwealth Secretary-General, Kamalesh Sharma will visit Uganda from 23 to 26 July 2010 to attend the 15th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union in Kampala

Commonwealth assists Mozambique to claim 136,000 sq km of additional seabed
Released:  20 July 2010
A successful submission to the UN will secure exclusive rights and access to potentially lucrative natural resources

Country report: Spotlight on Kenya
Released:  20 July 2010
Helping improve electricity supplies to rural areas and boosting negotiating skills of public servants are among the Commonwealth’s work programmes in the East African country

Liberia becomes 60th country to use Commonwealth’s debt management software
Released:  20 July 2010
The Secretariat’s pioneering system is part of drive to help the West African state recover from economic devastation caused by the civil war

Video: Momentum builds for debut Small States Conference
Released:  20 July 2010
'We have come to a juncture where many, many small states in the Commonwealth and beyond are in very, very difficult situations'

‘Fresh thinking key to Commonwealth’s future,’ says Eminent Persons Group
Released:  20 July 2010
New expert body looking at association’s networks, partnerships and ministerial meetings

Inaugural Eminent Persons Group meeting opens with message to Mandela
Released:  19 July 2010
New body lauds former South African leader for his dedication to the Commonwealth

Statement on Maldives
Released:  19 July 2010
The Commonwealth has been following the recent developments in Maldives

EU Development Commissioner meets Secretary-General
Released:  15 July 2010
Andris Piebalgs endorses Kamalesh Sharma’s call for a deepening of the relationship between the Secretariat and the European Commission