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Drawing on the experiences of senior public servants from Trinidad and Tobago to Tonga, this study looks at how governments have achieved success and sought to overcome policy and management failures.

Addressing the 6th Biennial Commonwealth Ministers for Public Service Forum in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Secretary-General Patricia Scotland urged governments to deliver excellence and uphold the ideals of innovation, integrity and inclusivity in public service.

The Commonwealth Secretary-General’s Special Envoy to Maldives, Dr Willy Mutunga, has issued a statement following his first visit to the country.

Parliamentarians from countries in Asia and the Pacific learned about legislative and policy responses to overcome threats to cybersecurity at a symposium organised through the Commonwealth Cybercrime Initiative.

Commonwealth human rights experts are supporting the Parliament of Sri Lanka in drafting a new fundamental rights chapter for the country’s proposed new Constitution.

Corruption damages public finances, diverting funds from vital health, education or public services. But in cases where the proceeds of corruption are identified, how can countries ensure they can be seized and eventually recovered?

The Commonwealth Secretariat delivered specialist cybercrime security awareness advice to a National Cybercrime and Cyber Security Awareness workshop in Barbados last week, as part of the Commonwealth Cybercrime Initiative.

The Commonwealth Secretariat, in partnership with Grenada’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is convening a dialogue in St George’s with local Ministries and institutions on the establishment of a national human rights institution.

Tanzanian citizens will be the first to benefit from a Commonwealth-wide initiative to put more women at the helm of public and private sector organisations.

Dr Willy Mutunga, Chief Justice of Kenya, will take up the role of the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy to Maldives.

Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has reaffirmed the Commonwealth’s support to countries seeking to promote humanitarian law.

Government Ministers and policy advisers met at the Commonwealth’s headquarters in London today for a panel debate on how best to promote those governance systems which will best deliver the Sustainable Development Goals.

Anti-corruption agency chiefs from across Africa have called for greater collaboration and knowledge sharing between governments, civil society and business in a bid to crack down on corruption.

Out of more than 7 billion people in the world, 1.5 billion officially do not exist. That is, they do not have a form of identity that is legally recognised by governments.

The Commonwealth and the Mo Ibrahim Foundation have announced a partnership to collaborate on promoting good governance in Commonwealth member countries.

Sexual exploitation, bribery, nepotism and large-scale cross-border theft of natural resources were some of the aspects of corruption that came into sharp focus as heads of government,civil society organisations and business leaders came together at the Commonwealth’s anti-corruption conference in London today.

President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has called for an effective international initiative to deal with cross-border corruption and facilitate the return of stolen assets.

Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland today rallied global support for the fight against corruption in all its forms at a high-level conference.

Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has declared her intention to call an urgent meeting of the ministerial committee on the Belize-Guatemala border dispute.

The Commonwealth announced a new project today to develop a “blockchain” app to combat cross-border crime.

As the threat of cybercrime looms ever larger, countries are faced with the growing challenge of protecting virtual information and data.

Cyber-criminals exploit the speed, convenience and anonymity of the internet to cause harm both at home and abroad. This makes it difficult for governments and law enforcement agencies to track, investigate and prosecute these crimes.