Small, poor and vulnerable Commonwealth and Francophonie countries have ended a day-long outreach meeting with Mexico with a call to the G20 to support their efforts to promote food security and build green economies.
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Commonwealth and Francophonie call for G20 support on food security and green growth
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Commonwealth forum explores the challenges of better managing ocean resources
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Greater political will needed to create a sustainable ocean economy
"Services growth can be linked to poverty alleviation and to the Millennium Development Goals" - Ransford Smith
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Commonwealth and UNCTAD partner at Doha forum on trade in services
Commonwealth capacity-building knowledge and experience can be tapped by the South-East Asian country
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Brunei officials on study visit to Commonwealth Secretariat
Over twenty Commonwealth countries gather to discuss sustainable marine resource development
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Commonwealth explores protecting and developing the ocean economy
The Commonwealth, the International Organisation of La Francophonie and Mexico, the 2012 chair of the G20, will convene an outreach event in Washington DC this week to bring the concerns of the smallest, poorest and most vulnerable countries to the G20 agenda.
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Commonwealth, la Francophonie and Mexico to convene G20 outreach meeting in Washington DC
“The natural fibres sector has great potential to become an engine of growth,” Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Ransford Smith
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Natural fibres key to environment and tackling poverty
“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
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Rule of law key to attracting investment
Representatives of organisations which build the trade capacity of countries in the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) regions through a ‘Hub and Spokes’ programme, have hailed the achievements of the initiative and supported plans to expand the programme into a second phase.
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Commonwealth partners hail achievements of ‘Hub and Spokes’ programme
Commonwealth Secretariat signals readiness to support extended Hub and Spokes programme
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Commonwealth Secretary-General backs flagship trade initiative
Video: Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa
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Video: Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas
Global economic crisis shapes discussions at 4th Commonwealth Caribbean Consultative Meeting
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Caribbean governance under the microscope
Ministers agree to intensify efforts to create greater understanding of the value of ocean resources in national development and new ways of working together to agree goals for ocean management
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Commonwealth ministers call for new ways of managing ocean resources
South Africa conference looks at the economic potential of natural fibres
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African symposium explores natural fibres
Commonwealth businesswomen succeed at Europe’s largest buyers fair
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Project advances women entrepreneurs
Moving towards gender equality through economic empowerment of women
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Gender equality through trade
Women entrepreneurs from Africa, Asia and the Caribbean will participate at Europe’s largest buyers fair following sponsorship from the Commonwealth Secretariat
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Commonwealth boost for women’s export businesses
Protocol expert Mr Dalton talks to Commonwealth News about his time in Jamaica as a Commonwealth Fund for Technical Co-operation expert
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Working to ensure relations between nations remain 'criss': Commonwealth expert Maurice Dalton
Saint Lucia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Alva Baptiste expresses his “heartfelt gratitude” to the Commonwealth for sending a Commonwealth Election Assessment Team to the recent Saint Lucia general elections
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Commonwealth Secretary-General meets Saint Lucia Foreign Affairs Minister
The Commonwealth is committed to promoting a development friendly global trading system that creates greater trading opportunities for developing countries – Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General
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Commonwealth calls on ministers to deliver concrete results at WTO meeting
Commonwealth Secretary-General speaks on the critical role of women human rights defenders in creating a stronger Commonwealth
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Speaker: Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma
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Humanitarian Response and International Engagement in Fragile States: How Britain and Canada could be more effective
Geneva events focus on human rights, trade and small states
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Commonwealth and Red Cross collaborate on human rights
“The CFTC is a trusted partner particularly noted for responding to the concerns of small states” – Deputy Secretary-General
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Commonwealth Fund for Technical Co-operation celebrates 40 years of ‘life-changing ripples’