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Commonwealth Secretary-General starts visit to Sri Lanka: Released: 10 February 2013; Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma will visit Sri Lanka from 10 to 13 February 2013, his third visit to the country as Secretary-General.
Commonwealth investment guide launched at trade workshop in Vanuatu: Released: 7 February 2013; Trade officials from 13 Commonwealth Pacific countries are meeting in Port Vila, the capital of Vanuatu, for a week-long training course on negotiating investment and trade deals.
Commonwealth creates Youth Development Index: Released: 6 February 2013; The Commonwealth has developed its first index to monitor the development and empowerment of young people in its member countries.
Educating young people about their human rights: Released: 5 February 2013; The Commonwealth is training Caribbean youth workers on educating young people about their human rights.
Ricken Patel, Executive Director of Avaaz, to deliver Commonwealth Lecture: Released: 5 February 2013; Book now to attend the 16th Commonwealth Lecture
Creating access to finance for women: Released: 1 February 2013; Financial services experts from across the Commonwealth will meet in the Indian city of Ahmedabad from 4 to 8 February 2013 to share knowledge and experiences on how to ease women’s access to finance
Commonwealth announces finalists for youth awards in development work: Released: 1 February 2013; The 16 finalists will each receive a £1,000 grant to advance their development work