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Commonwealth countries must maintain essential non-COVID health care while tackling coronavirus pandemic

Countries should maintain essential health care to non-COVID-19 patients while dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.

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Top chefs join Commonwealth social media challenge to fight COVID-19

Some of the coolest chefs in London have joined the Commonwealth's #HowIFightCovid19 social media challenge to volunteer their cookery skills.

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We must leverage the ‘Commonwealth Advantage’ to counter the economic fallout of COVID-19

The world is bracing for a massive hit to the global economy in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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Secretary-General welcomes findings of Cameroon Joint Commission of Inquiry and calls for speedy implementation

The Commonwealth Secretary-General has welcomed the findings of a Joint Commission of Inquiry into incidents in north-west Cameroon earlier this year.

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Commonwealth collaboration to help fight coronavirus pandemic

Commonwealth accredited organisations have launched a range of activities to respond to the coronavirus pandemic.

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We should not go back to business as usual after coronavirus, says Secretary-General

Today there is an eerie silence across the globe. Bustling cities have gone quiet and highways that were once jammed with bumper to bumper traffic, are empty.

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The Queen tells Commonwealth ‘we will succeed’ in fight against coronavirus

Her Majesty The Queen has said “we will succeed” in the fight against the coronavirus, in a rare televised address to the Commonwealth.

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Exercise can be good for you and your country especially during a crisis like COVID-19

Public parks have been gated shut, beaches emptied and stadia deserted, as an unprecedented 2.5 billion people across the world are told to sit at home.

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Young Jamaican’s invention could help tackle the spread of viruses like COVID-19

Five years ago more than 40 babies born in Jamaican hospitals became infected with lethal bacteria - half of them died. The situation caught the attention of Jamaican technology student Rayvon Stewart who set about finding a way to curb the spread of harmful germs.

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Commonwealth urges use of World Health Organization Whats App service

As the COVID-19 pandemic impacts communities across the Commonwealth, the Commonwealth is urging countries and their citizens to make use of the information and resources provided by the World Health Organization.

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Commonwealth concern for the needs of older people

At this time of global crisis resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, our Commonwealth focus turns – as it always does – to the most vulnerable and least resilient.

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18 March Statement from the Commonwealth Observer Group to Guyana

The Commonwealth Observer Group to the 2 March 2020 General and Regional Elections was constituted and deployed by the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, following an invitation from the Government of Guyana. The Group withdrew from Guyana on 15 March 2020.

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Commonwealth response to Coronavirus epidemic

The rapid spread of the coronavirus epidemic has demonstrated to us with deadly and distressing clarity how closely we are interconnected as humankind.

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March 16 statement from the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth on Guyana elections

My statement of 13 March expressed deep concern that the tabulation of Region 4 results after the 2 March General and Regional Elections was not transparently conducted in accordance with the ruling of the Acting Chief Justice.

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Commonwealth Day wrapped up with Royal reception

An annual reception to mark Commonwealth Day was held at Marlborough House, the Commonwealth’s headquarters in London today.

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Commonwealth gathering urges countries to make this ‘the decade of gender equality’

A Commonwealth gathering has called for an end to gender inequality by 2030 so every girl can have the same opportunities as boys.

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Commonwealth Day Message by the Secretary-General

Read the Commonwealth Day 2020 Message by the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland.

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Drought-hit Barbados aims for one million trees to mitigate climate impact

The tranquil waters and palm-lined beaches in Barbados mask a rising threat. That this same water can engulf and endanger all if ample action is not taken.

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Climate crisis is a global human rights challenge

Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland today addressed the High Level Segment of the UN Human Rights Council’s 43rd Regular Session in Geneva.

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Commonwealth cricket match will see legends bat for charity in Barbados

Cricket legends will play a ‘Peace at the Crease’ charity cricket match in Barbados on 17 October.

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Dominica backs Secretary-General for second term

Patricia Scotland, the Commonwealth’s Secretary-General, has been supported to serve a second term by the Commonwealth of Dominica, the country of her birth.

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Secretary-General statement on Cameroon deaths

The Commonwealth Secretary-General has issued the following statement in response to an attack on a village in north-west Cameroon on 14 February which reportedly left 23 people dead, the majority of them children.

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Commonwealth commitment to environment has deep roots

Climate change will be high on the agenda when Commonwealth Heads of Government meet in Rwanda this year - more than three decades after their predecessors recognised the threat and drew up a visionary action plan to avert the crisis.

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International Women’s Day - advancing gender equality in the Commonwealth

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The Commonwealth will host an event on international women’s day to examine ways to close the gender gap in the workforce.

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School in Malaysia honours Secretary-General with theatre naming

A Malaysian school which launched a scholarship programme for students from Commonwealth countries and aspires to be a centre for music and dramatic arts, has named its new state-of-the-art auditorium in honour of the Commonwealth Secretary-General.

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