Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma's Human Rights Day statement, Marlborough House
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Secretary-General's statement on Human Rights Day 2014
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Commonwealth Heads of Government have regularly declared their collective commitment to a transparent, free and fair multilateral trading system that enhances trade liberalisation and developmental objectives, while taking into account the special development requirements of capacity-constrained countries.
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Statement on the Commonwealth and Progress in the World Trade Organisation
Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma concluded a visit to India this week, where he met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the deepening engagement and leadership by India in the Commonwealth.
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Secretary-General concludes visit to India
Inauguration, Bengaluru 2014
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Commonwealth Science Conference: speech by Secretary-General
The Commonwealth Secretariat will partake in a seminar from 26-28 November in Georgetown, Guyana to present new Civil Procedure Rules
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Secretariat assists Guyana with reform of Civil Procedure Rules
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma today announced that the Commonwealth will observe the 19 November, 2014 polls in Solomon Islands.
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Commonwealth to send election observers to Solomon Islands
A look back through Commonwealth history.
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Commonwealth: From the Archive
Today marks the first time in the 43-year history of the Conference that it has been addressed by a Commonwealth Secretary-General.
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Secretary-General addresses Conference of Commonwealth Postal Administrations 2014
A toolkit containing a one-stop shop where countries can find information about suitable funding for development has been launched by the Commonwealth Secretariat.
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Commonwealth launches handbook on innovative finance
Commonwealth Finance Ministers will meet on 8 October to explore ways of financing the Post-2015 development agenda at a time when many countries are struggling to meet targets for combating poverty and improving the livelihoods of millions of their citizens.
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Commonwealth Finance Ministers to focus on funding the Post-2015 development agenda
The 13th annual meeting of Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers will take place in New York this week alongside the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
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Commonwealth Heads of Government, Foreign Ministers meet in New York
The Organisation of African Youth and partners recently convened for a High Level Youth Policy Dialogue on Sustainable Development Goals from 19th-21st August 2014 in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Why a youth goal in the post-2015 agenda?
Leaders gathered in Samoa from 1-4 September at the United Nations' International Conference on Small Island Developing States, to help build durable partnerships and secure sustainable development for vulnerable coastal nations.
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Blog: SIDS 2014 conference in Samoa
We need to move beyond simplistic measures of development and reconcile sustainable management of oceans with economic and social needs - Deputy Secretary-General Deodat Maharaj
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Commentary: Revisiting the wealth of small island states
A vulnerability resilience framework, newly revised and expanded by the Commonwealth, helps small states to develop policies to build resilience and bounce back from economic and environmental crises.
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Tool for building resilience expanded by Commonwealth
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma and the Finance minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Jon Patrice Kitebi, met Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbot on 29 August 2014 to discuss development priorities ahead of the G20 summit which takes place in Brisbane in November.
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Commonwealth and La Francophonie make case for world’s poor ahead of G20
The winner of the logo design competition for the 19th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (19CCEM) was announced on the 28 July at a press conference in Nassau, The Bahamas, by The Bahamas Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Jerome Fitzgerald.
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The Bahamas announces logo competition winner for 2015 education meeting
Ministers hail sport and physical education commitments agreed between India and Lesotho, Jamaica and South Africa, at Commonwealth meeting
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Bilateral deals boost sport in Commonwealth countries
Recognising the exceptional contribution of youth workers throughout the Commonwealth
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Call for entries for Commonwealth Youth Worker Awards 2014
Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Deodat Maharaj yesterday concluded a two-day visit to Guyana, where he met President Donald Ramotar and other key stakeholders.
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Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General meets Guyana President
7 October 2014 to 8 October 2014
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The 2014 meetings of the Commonwealth Finance Ministers and senior finance officials will be held on Wednesday 8 and Tuesday 7 October respectively in Washington DC at the IMF Headquarters.
Rwanda’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Williams Nkurunziza, is the new Chair of Commonwealth Secretariat Board of Governors.
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Secretariat has new Chair of Board of Governors
18 July 2014 to 19 July 2014
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The Commonwealth Advisory Body on Sport (CABOS) will meet in Glasgow from 18 to 19 July 2014, on the eve of the Commonwealth Games, to continue its work on encouraging sport as a tool for development and peace, and promoting integrity in sport.
Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Deodat Maharaj has underlined the critical importance of emerging oil and gas producer countries designing responsible, accountable and transparent regulatory regimes
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Commonwealth offers advice to new petroleum producers