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Speaker: Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma

“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

Speaker: Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba

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.

Princess Anne presented Gold and Silver Duke of Edinburgh International Awards and met with Commonwealth Youth Programme staff, young people, and student leaders

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.

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.

Kamalesh Sharma visited Sri Lanka from 9 to 13 September where he was received by President Mahinda Rajapaksa

Sharma calls on parliamentarians to advance democracy, development and diversity

Speaker: Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma

Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma will visit Sri Lanka from 9-13 September 2012 to attend the 58th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Colombo.

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

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.

Departure Statement by Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma after visiting Kingdom of Swaziland, 2-4 August 2012

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.

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.

Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma said the honour is a tribute to President Shri Pranab Mukherjee’s unmatched political career of over six decades

"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

Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma of South Africa is elected

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.

“CARICOM and the Commonwealth joined at the hip” – Commonwealth Secretary-General

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.

Kamalesh Sharma’s remarks to the Plenary Session of the 33rd Regular Meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Conference of Heads of Government

Speaker: Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma

Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma met with members of the United Kingdom All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Commonwealth at Marlborough House, headquarters of the Commonwealth Secretariat in London, on 28 June 2012.