Breaking the Cycle of Debt

Partnership in Aid Delivery

Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Ransford Smith speaks to Commonwealth TV about the delivery of aid through partnerships, London, 23 June 2008.

Mini Summit on the reform of International Institutions

Heads of Government met at mini summit in London convened by Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma on 9 and 10 June 2008.

Commonwealth well placed to provide leadership - Economic Affairs Director

Interview with Dr Indrajit Coomaraswamy, Director, Economic Affairs on the Commonwealth Mini Summit on 'Reforming International Institutions'

Climate change – surviving as a small island state

Meeting between senior negotiators marks start of a Climate Change Action Plan agreed by Commonwealth Heads of Government on the shores of Lake Victoria, Uganda, in November 2007.

Pan Caribbean Commonwealth workshop on the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs)

Guy Mayers said that SMEs are a cornerstone of small states, as they provide employment opportunities and contribute to the alleviation of poverty

The Environment - Our Past, Our Present, Our Future

Poverty and Development

An address to the South African Development Community By Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma April 2008