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Commonwealth seriously concerned about Gambian executions
Released:  28 August 2012
Statement by Commonwealth Spokesperson

Statement by Commonwealth Secretary-General's Special Envoy to Maldives
Released:  27 August 2012
The Commonwealth Secretary-General’s Special Envoy to Maldives, Sir Donald McKinnon, today urged Maldivian stakeholders to keep the national interest paramount and move forward in a calm and responsible manner, as the country anticipates the Report of the Commission of National Inquiry this week.

Seychelles and Mauritius establish commission to manage world’s largest offshore joint zone
Released:  23 August 2012
Commonwealth instrumental in facilitating collaboration of continental shelf oversight

Professor Stiglitz to speak at Commonwealth roundtable on aid for trade
Released:  20 August 2012
Renowned Nobel Laureate and Columbia University economics professor Joseph Stiglitz will speak at a Commonwealth roundtable discussion on aid for trade in London on 29 August 2012.

Commonwealth education ministers to meet in Mauritius
Released:  16 August 2012
"Education goals are unfinished business" – Commonwealth Secretary-General

Commonwealth Observer Group issues final report on 2012 Lesotho Parliamentary Elections
Released:  15 August 2012
Peaceful and credible elections but not yet satisfying all key benchmarks

Secretary-General commends Commonwealth Olympians
Released:  13 August 2012
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma has commended Commonwealth Olympic champions for their record-breaking accomplishments at the 2012 London Olympics. He said they had done the Commonwealth proud.

International Youth Day
Released:  11 August 2012
Commonwealth spokesperson’s statement for International Youth Day: Building a better world, partnering with youth

Swaziland committed to Commonwealth values, says Prime Minister Dlamini
Released:  8 August 2012
Prime Minister Sibusiso Barnabas Dlamini of Swaziland has said his country is committed to upholding Commonwealth values of democracy, human rights and the rule of law.

Commonwealth and Swaziland agree on new co-operation
Released:  4 August 2012
Departure Statement by Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma after visiting Kingdom of Swaziland, 2-4 August 2012