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News Archive

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Secretariat 'well-placed' to fight tuberculosis
Released:  30 March 2012
Experts in tuberculosis (TB) have said that the Commonwealth Secretariat is well-placed to provide leadership in strengthening public awareness of the disease, which can be fatal if left untreated.

Natural fibres key to environment and tackling poverty
Released:  29 March 2012
“The natural fibres sector has great potential to become an engine of growth,” Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Ransford Smith

Ghana meeting to discuss women in leadership
Released:  26 March 2012
High-level colloquium will explore women’s representation in politics in West Africa

Commonwealth Special Envoy to Maldives: Departure Statement
Released:  23 March 2012
‘Act in the best interests of the nation’ – Sir Donald McKinnon

African judges to discuss violence against women
Released:  21 March 2012
‘Strengthening jurisprudence of equality on violence against women’

Secretariat’s Health Section to address tuberculosis
Released:  21 March 2012
Commonwealth is in a unique position to broker meaningful partnerships

Strengthening justice in Papua New Guinea
Released:  20 March 2012
Commonwealth Secretariat jointly organises seminar to build public confidence in the judiciary

Rule of law key to attracting investment
Released:  20 March 2012
“Investors want to know that when they invest in a country there is the rule of law” - Mark Guthrie, Legal Adviser at the Commonwealth Secretariat

Commonwealth youth set for online course in development
Released:  20 March 2012
Youth Programme links with Commonwealth of Learning to develop pilot course on Commonwealth values.

How does your food represent your culture?
Released:  19 March 2012
As part of celebrations to mark this year’s Commonwealth theme ‘Connecting Cultures’, last month we asked you to send in photos, video, audio or stories showing how your culture is expressed through FOOD.