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News Archive

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Canadian Prime Minister Harper meets Sharma in New York
Released:  20 September 2011
Prime Minister and Secretary-General discuss bilateral and Commonwealth issues on margins of 66th UN General Assembly

Seychelles to look at reform of civil laws
Released:  19 September 2011
Reforms recommended at a seminar sponsored by the Commonwealth Secretariat include the introduction of mediation to settle civil cases and changes to Seychelles civil procedure code

Sierra Leone joins Commonwealth Small States Office in Geneva
Released:  19 September 2011
Office provides a base for delegations visiting Geneva and enables them to establish a diplomatic presence in the region

Commonwealth Secretary-General arrives in the US for key ministerial meetings
Released:  19 September 2011
Foreign ministers to prepare for CHOGM at their meeting in New York; finance ministers to meet in Washington DC

Health just got political again
Released:  16 September 2011
UN holds high-level meeting on action to combat non-communicable diseases

Commonwealth election observers begin their work in Zambia
Released:  15 September 2011
The team will be deployed around Zambia as the country prepares to go to the polls on 20 September 2011

Commonwealth Chair-in-Office spearheads women’s leadership panel
Released:  14 September 2011
Speakers at high-level UN dialogue include Hillary Clinton and Michelle Bachelet

Commonwealth senior officials discuss agenda for summit meeting in Perth
Released:  13 September 2011
Officials note that the reports of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group and the Eminent Persons Group will be central to discussions in Perth

Nearly 1,000 media register to attend CHOGM
Released:  13 September 2011
Gathering of Commonwealth leaders to be held in Perth, Australia, 28-30 October 2011

Zanzibar: our thoughts are with you
Released:  12 September 2011
Commonwealth Secretary-General mourns deaths in ferry disaster