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25/05/2010
By: Commonwealth Secretariat
The next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) will be held in Perth, Western Australia, from 28 to 30 October 2011 The Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd and Commonwealth Secretary-General...
Weakening Commonwealth needs dose of ambition
08/03/2010
By: Royal Commonwealth Society
On Commonwealth Day 2010, The Royal Commonwealth Society published its final report on the largest-ever public consultation on the future of the Commonwealth. It concludes with a call for bold reform...
Commonwealth Secretary-General addresses UN Human Rights Council
02/03/2010
By: Commonwealth Secretariat
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma, addressing the UN Human Rights Council today in Geneva, Switzerland, vowed to continue “raising a helping hand” for countries engaged in the...
Ailing Nigerian leader's return sows more confusion
25/02/2010
Umaru Yar'Adua's unexpected return to Nigeria while still too ill to resume office has undermined the acting president and sown further confusion in the government, analysts say. "We are just creating...
Fiji threatens to quit Commonwealth
25/02/2010
By: New Zealand Herald
Fiji coup leader Commodore Voreqe (Frank) Bainimarama is threatening to pull out of the Commonwealth, which he says continues to meddle in attempts to move Fiji forward. "The Commonwealth has not...
Commonwealth congratulates Mandela on 20th anniversary of his release
15/02/2010
By: Commonwealth Secretariat
Twenty years ago, on 11 February 1990, Nelson Mandela walked out of prison, and into the waiting arms of history. Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma said this morning: “Nelson Mandela...
Civil liberties award presented to head of Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative
15/02/2010
By: Commonwealth Secretariat
The Director of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), Maja Darawula, has been presented with the 2009 Nani A Palkhivala Award for Civil Liberties. This Award recognises extraordinary...
Commonwealth Secretary-General to visit Sierra Leone
09/02/2010
By: Commonwealth Secretariat
The visit to the country, from 7 - 9 February, the first by Mr Sharma since becoming Secretary-General, will be an opportunity to brief President Koroma on implementation of the priorities set by...
Commonwealth mourns Jamaican icon Rex Nettleford
09/02/2010
By: Commonwealth Secretariat
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma today mourned the passing of the Jamaican Professor Rex Nettleford, who died on 2nd February 2010. ‘A true son of Jamaica and of the Caribbean region,...
Commonwealth Expert Team to observe Sri Lanka Presidential Election
18/01/2010
By: Commonwealth Secretariat
A Commonwealth Expert Team (CET) will be present during Sri Lanka’s Presidential Elections due to be held on 26 January 2010. The CET will be led by former Jamaican Foreign Minister Mr K D Knight. The...
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