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Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma's Human Rights Day statement, Marlborough House

Deputy Secretary-General, Gary Dunn met with four members of the Parliament of Rwanda on 4 December

Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma today announced that the Commonwealth will observe the 19 November, 2014 polls in Solomon Islands.

Departure Statement by Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma.

Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma will visit Sri Lanka from 25-29 October 2014.

Amitav Banerji, the director of the Commonwealth Secretariat Political Division, delivered a speech on behalf of the Secretary General, Kamalesh Sharma, at the 60th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Commonwealth Secretary-General met with the newly elected Prime Minister of Fiji Frank Bainimarama on Saturday 27 September and congratulated him on his election victory.

Statement of Commonwealth Heads of Government on the United Nations Post-2015 Development Agenda

The Commonwealth today launched its latest training event for junior election professionals in Kingston, Jamaica, in partnership with the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ).

Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma today welcomed the signing of a peace agreement between Mozambican President Armando Guebuza and Afonso Dhlakama, the leader of Renamo, the opposition political party, ahead of next month’s presidential, parliamentary and regional assembly elections.

Commonwealth human rights experts discuss establishment of a national human rights institution for Jamaica with government and institutions

The Commonwealth at 65: From London to Valletta' - Public Lecture by Joseph Muscat, Prime Minister of Malta

Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Deodat Maharaj yesterday concluded a two-day visit to Guyana, where he met President Donald Ramotar and other key stakeholders.

Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Deodat Maharaj reports back following a successful meeting with the President of Malta.

"This partnership will see enhanced delivery of our work to deal with specific debt challenges of small states through a combination of policy and technical capacity building efforts" - Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Deodat Maharaj.

Blog by Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Deodat Maharaj following the opening of a major anti-corruption conference in Ghana

"Representatives from eighteen Commonwealth Africa nations have joined together to share expertise, innovations and lessons learned in combatting corruption and promoting good governance" - Deodat Maharaj

Heads of anti-corruption agencies from the Commonwealth’s 18 African member states will meet in Accra, Ghana from 26 to 30 May 2014.

Initiative centres on the problems of anti-microbial resistance, an issue of growing international concern

Law ministers and Attorneys General from 28 countries discuss cybercrime, international co-operation in criminal matters and the rule of law in the post-2015 development agenda

In endorsing the report, ministers recognised that the Commonwealth is leading the way in developing mechanisms to combat cybercrime.

Countries from five continents are represented, and topics being discussed include cybercrime, international co-operation in criminal matters and the rule of law in the post-2015 development agenda.

Kamalesh Sharma addresses law ministers and Attorneys-General gathered in Botswana to discuss 'Consolidating the rule of law and human rights in The Commonwealth'