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Nominate an outstanding young person for development awards
Released:  17 July 2012
Winners of Commonwealth Youth Awards for Excellence in Development Work could receive grants of up to £3,000

Towards a New Strategic Plan for the Commonwealth Secretariat
Released:  13 July 2012
In Perth, Australia last year, Commonwealth Heads of Government mandated the Secretary-General to develop a new, more-focused Strategic Plan for the Commonwealth Secretariat. It would run from January 2013 to June 2016. Work on that plan has now started.

Commonwealth observers' interim statement on Papua New Guinea's National Elections
Released:  11 July 2012
'Some of the benchmarks for democratic processes have been met, but several significant challenges remain to be addressed for the future'

Commonwealth magnifying voice of small states Secretary-General tells Caribbean leaders at CARICOM
Released:  7 July 2012
“CARICOM and the Commonwealth joined at the hip” – Commonwealth Secretary-General

Commonwealth Secretary-General addresses meeting of Caribbean Heads of Government
Released:  6 July 2012
Kamalesh Sharma’s remarks to the Plenary Session of the 33rd Regular Meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Conference of Heads of Government

Gender monitoring group sets clear markers
Released:  4 July 2012
The refined framework will assess and contribute to the effectiveness of policies, laws and practice in promoting gender equality

Breaking barriers to women’s access to finance in the Commonwealth
Released:  3 July 2012
Commonwealth brings together development agencies, banks and finance ministries to discuss the environment for female entrepreneurs

Commonwealth experts put migration and development in small states under the lens
Released:  2 July 2012
Migration and development experts from the Commonwealth and beyond are meeting in Kingston, Jamaica, from 2 to 4 July to examine the costs and benefits of migration in small states.

Youth Work Week goes global
Released:  2 July 2012
Commonwealth joins forces with England’s National Youth Agency to promote positive impact of youth work across 54 countries

Tenth anniversary of Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
Released:  1 July 2012
Statement by Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma on the 10th anniversary of the coming into force of the Rome Statute