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News Archive

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Secretariat wins award for youth-led website
Released:  30 April 2012
YourCommonwealth.org named ‘Communicator of the Year 2012’

Commonwealth assists Cook Islands in accessing resource-rich seabed
Released:  30 April 2012
Pacific small island state seeks exclusive access to potentially lucrative seabed resources over an area of 416,000 square kilometres

Commonwealth examines challenges faced by persons with disabilities
Released:  30 April 2012
Meeting to discuss UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

South-South trade can be a win-win scenario – Ransford Smith
Released:  27 April 2012
Commonwealth and UNCTAD explore new trade opportunities for less developed countries

Working together to sustain the gains on World Malaria Day
Released:  26 April 2012
Commonwealth Secretariat and leading health organisations discuss the current malaria situation and what needs to happen to 'Sustain Gains, Save Lives: Invest in Malaria'

Commonwealth Secretary-General in The Gambia
Released:  24 April 2012
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma arrived in Banjul, The Gambia, on 22 April 2012 for meetings with the country's leaders.

Deputy Secretary-General to moderate high-level panel on international trading system
Released:  24 April 2012
"The task we have is to consider how to achieve coherence, and at the same time, ensure that the smallest, poorest and most vulnerable countries are not left behind" - Ransford Smith

Commonwealth Secretary-General on his visit to The Gambia
Released:  24 April 2012
"A highlight of my visit has been the new elements in the Commonwealth’s engagement with The Gambia, which we have identified together" - Kamalesh Sharma

Rwanda has gained much from Commonwealth membership - Mary Baine
Released:  22 April 2012
Commonwealth Secretariat and 16 Commonwealth Africa member states examine assistance that will deliver significant results at meeting in Rwanda

Commonwealth and UNCTAD partner at Doha forum on trade in services
Released:  20 April 2012
"Services growth can be linked to poverty alleviation and to the Millennium Development Goals" - Ransford Smith