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Commonwealth capacity-building knowledge and experience can be tapped by the South-East Asian country

Over twenty Commonwealth countries gather to discuss sustainable marine resource development

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.

“The natural fibres sector has great potential to become an engine of growth,” Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Ransford Smith

“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

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.

Commonwealth Secretariat signals readiness to support extended Hub and Spokes programme

Video: Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa

Global economic crisis shapes discussions at 4th Commonwealth Caribbean Consultative Meeting

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

South Africa conference looks at the economic potential of natural fibres

Commonwealth businesswomen succeed at Europe’s largest buyers fair

Moving towards gender equality through economic empowerment of women

Women entrepreneurs from Africa, Asia and the Caribbean will participate at Europe’s largest buyers fair following sponsorship from the Commonwealth Secretariat

Protocol expert Mr Dalton talks to Commonwealth News about his time in Jamaica as a Commonwealth Fund for Technical Co-operation expert

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

The Commonwealth is committed to promoting a development friendly global trading system that creates greater trading opportunities for developing countries – Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General

Commonwealth Secretary-General speaks on the critical role of women human rights defenders in creating a stronger Commonwealth

Speaker: Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma

Geneva events focus on human rights, trade and small states

28 November 2011

“The CFTC is a trusted partner particularly noted for responding to the concerns of small states” – Deputy Secretary-General

Senior Leaders Forum was an important opportunity to hear different perspectives — Vivek Srivastava

Business advisers develop skills at training programme to further help small and medium-sized enterprises in Ghana

What is the role of government in making tourism more sustainable? Why should communities living near a game reserve not hunt down animals for food? Or why should they keep the forests as homes for animals instead of clearing them to increase arable land? These were among the many issues arising during a panel discussion organised by the Commonwealth Secretariat at the recently concluded World Travel Market in London on 8 November 2011.