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Monitoring Group meets to agree key Commonwealth gender priorities
Released:  21 February 2011
Members discuss how best to collaborate and assess the needs of women across the five regions of the Commonwealth

Commonwealth advocacy needed for non-communicable diseases – Sir George Alleyne
Released:  18 February 2011
Expert seeks greater global commitment towards prevention and control of non-communicable diseases

Secretariat’s gender and economics portfolio to be advanced at New York meeting
Released:  17 February 2011
Annual consultation to focus on investment aimed at women’s development and increased access to finance for women’s enterprise

Strategic leadership development to drive public service reform in the Pacific
Released:  15 February 2011
Commonwealth forum targets top civil servants in management skills

Commonwealth hopes to see improvements in Uganda's electoral process - observers
Released:  14 February 2011
This is election in which Uganda can show that its transition to a multi-party democracy is complete, Dame Billie Miller says

Commonwealth supports conference focused on challenges of Caribbean integration
Released:  14 February 2011
Countries with deeper economic integration and regional co-operation are better able to pull resources together – Ransford Smith

Sports experts agree integration of sport for development in Commonwealth agenda
Released:  10 February 2011
India meeting ends with agreement on integrating sport for development into Commonwealth

Commonwealth preparations advancing for monitoring Nigerian elections
Released:  9 February 2011
“It matters to the Commonwealth, Africa and the world that Nigeria and other member states conduct credible elections” – Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba

Author Collier to launch new book on least developed countries
Released:  8 February 2011
Award-winning author and former Governor-General of Jamaica launch two books at Commonwealth Secretariat

Commonwealth to deploy election observers in Uganda
Released:  8 February 2011
Former Deputy Prime Minister of Barbados to lead Group