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A Commonwealth Expert Team will observe the St Kitts and Nevis General Elections scheduled to be held on 16 February 2015.

International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation – 6 February . Statement by Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma

Statement by Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma, on the conclusion of his official visit to Sri Lanka

A delegation from the Parliament of Fiji called on Commonwealth Secretary-General, Kamalesh Sharma in London this week.

Commonwealth Observer Group for forthcoming Nigerian Presidential and National Assembly Elections will be led by Dr Bakili Muluzi, former President of Malawi.

Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma will arrive in Sri Lanka on Saturday 31 January for a three day official visit.

Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma today welcomed movement towards holding constitutionally due elections.

The next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) will be held in Malta, from 27 to 29 November 2015.

Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma today congratulated the incoming President of Sri Lanka, Maithripala Sirisena, on his success in the 8 January presidential election and his assumption of office.

Celebrating the year in pictures

Commonwealth Special Envoy to Lesotho, Dr Rajen Prasad, has published guidelines on coalition formation and sustainability for the southern African country.

Commonwealth Special Envoy to Lesotho, Dr Rajen Prasad, at the release of guidelines document: “Working Towards a Sustainable Democracy: Some Guidelines for a Robust Election Process” - 18 December 2014, Maseru

An agreement between Fiji, Tuvalu and France over their maritime borders was brokered this week with support from the Commonwealth.

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