The Commonwealth draft model covers code of conduct, guidelines on conflict of interest and declarations of interest, and mechanisms to investigate breaches
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New anti-corruption model law will help to strengthen good governance - law officers
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Speaker: Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma
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Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma at the opening of the Commonwealth Public Service Ministers Forum
“Terrorism has no boundaries, it has no colour, no tribe, and there is no country that can say they are immune from acts of terrorism so we all have to work together” - Nigeria’s Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta
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Nigerian judges and Commonwealth act on terrorism
Speaker: Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba
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Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba at the UNDP Regional Dialogue for Africa, Pan African Parliament
The Commonwealth Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Maldives, Sir Donald McKinnon, has expressed his deep sadness in learning of the killing of Hon Dr Afrasheem Ali MP, Member of the People's Majlis (Parliament) of Maldives, on 2 October 2012.
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Special Envoy for Maldives expresses deep sadness over killing of Hon Dr Afrasheem Ali MP
Princess Anne presented Gold and Silver Duke of Edinburgh International Awards and met with Commonwealth Youth Programme staff, young people, and student leaders
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Princess Royal meets young Zambians during visit to Commonwealth youth centre
London, 25 September 2012 - Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma will attend the annual meeting of Commonwealth Foreign Ministers in New York on 29 September 2012, in the wings of the 67th United Nations General Assembly.
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Commonwealth Secretary-General in New York for Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, will visit the Commonwealth Youth Programme’s regional centre in Solomon Islands as part of their Diamond Jubilee tour of South-East Asia and the Pacific.
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Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to meet Commonwealth youth leaders
Kamalesh Sharma visited Sri Lanka from 9 to 13 September where he was received by President Mahinda Rajapaksa
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Departure Statement: Commonwealth Secretary-General visit to Sri Lanka
Speaker: Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma
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Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference Keynote Address by Commonwealth Secretary-General
Sharma calls on parliamentarians to advance democracy, development and diversity
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Parliament is the heart of democracy: Secretary-General
Sri Lanka is one of the eight founding members of the modern Commonwealth, and has a unique history and heritage, which form part of the Commonwealth’s rich diversity
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Commonwealth Secretary-General makes multi-pronged visit to Sri Lanka
Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma will visit Sri Lanka from 9-13 September 2012 to attend the 58th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Colombo.
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Commonwealth Secretary-General to visit Sri Lanka for 58th CPA Conference
London, 28 August 2012 - Commonwealth Spokesperson and Director of Communications and Public Affairs Richard Uku has expressed serious concern at the recent execution of nine death row prisoners in The Gambia.
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Commonwealth seriously concerned about Gambian executions
Departure Statement by Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma after visiting Kingdom of Swaziland, 2-4 August 2012
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Departure Statement: Commonwealth Secretary-General visit to Swaziland
Windhoek, Namibia, 2 August 2012 – Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma wrapped up an official visit to Namibia today, the second leg in a three-nation Southern Africa tour that has already taken him to Botswana and which concludes with a visit to Swaziland.
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Commonwealth Secretary-General concludes official visit to Namibia
Gaborone, Botswana, 31 July 2012 – Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma concluded a two-day official visit to Botswana today – his first since taking office in 2008. The visit strengthened an already solid relationship between the Commonwealth and Botswana.
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Commonwealth Secretary-General concludes two-day Botswana visit
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma said the honour is a tribute to President Shri Pranab Mukherjee’s unmatched political career of over six decades
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Commonwealth congratulates new President of India
"On behalf of the Commonwealth, I convey our deepest condolences to the family of late President John Atta Mills, and to the Government and people of Ghana" - Kamalesh Sharma
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Commonwealth Secretary-General mourns death of Ghanaian President
Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma of South Africa is elected
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Commonwealth congratulates new African Union Commission Chair
In Perth, Australia last year, Commonwealth Heads of Government mandated the Secretary-General to develop a new, more-focused Strategic Plan for the Commonwealth Secretariat. It would run from January 2013 to June 2016. Work on that plan has now started.
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Towards a New Strategic Plan for the Commonwealth Secretariat
“CARICOM and the Commonwealth joined at the hip” – Commonwealth Secretary-General
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Commonwealth magnifying voice of small states Secretary-General tells Caribbean leaders at CARICOM
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma will travel to Southern Africa for official visits to Botswana, Namibia and Swaziland between 29 July and 4 August 2012.
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Commonwealth Secretary-General to visit Botswana, Namibia and Swaziland
Kamalesh Sharma’s remarks to the Plenary Session of the 33rd Regular Meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Conference of Heads of Government
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Commonwealth Secretary-General addresses meeting of Caribbean Heads of Government
Speaker: Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma
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Kamalesh Sharma’s remarks to the Plenary Session of the 33rd Regular Meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Conference of Heads of Government