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Vulnerable small states need global support, says Secretary-General Scotland
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Sports leaders need to “get serious” about tackling corruption, or risk undermining social cohesion and health, education and gender equality targets. That was the warning from Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland today.
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Don’t let corruption damage sport’s promise, says Secretary-General
Hurricane Matthew threatens to inflict further severe damage on island nations of the Caribbean as it continues its path of destruction, and there is now significant risk that it will cause widespread damage to property and severe disruption in The Bahamas.
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Hurricane Matthew: Secretary-General urges ‘solidarity and renewed resolve’
The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, spoke to the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation to express her concern and call for stronger climate action to help build resilience in all Commonwealth regions in the face of growing risk.
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Hurricane Matthew: Secretary-General shares sympathies and concern
Hurricane Matthew briefly escalated to a category 5 - the top hurricane classification and is the strongest Atlantic hurricane since Felix in 2007.
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Secretary-General expresses deep concern over powerful hurricane in the Caribbean
Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland will address the 2016 Commonwealth Sport Summit next week in Edmonton, Canada.
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Secretary-General Scotland to address 2016 Commonwealth Sport Summit
Tackling the issues facing women and girls should be at the heart of all the internationally-agreed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Secretary-General Patricia Scotland told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
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Global goals should focus on women and girls, Secretary-General Scotland tells Canadian broadcaster
Addressing a crowd of more than sixty thousand people in New York’s Central Park, Secretary-General Patricia Scotland pledged the Commonwealth’s support to help countries “level the law” to end discrimination against women and girls.
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Secretary-General and global stars vow to ‘level the law’ at New York festival
Secretary-General Patricia Scotland today urged Commonwealth citizens to hold their governments to commitments made on the internationally ratified Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS).
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Don't shut up till you get true equality, says Secretary-General Scotland
The president of Mozambique has invited the Secretary-General to visit his country. The invitation was made during a meeting of the two leaders at the UN General Assembly today.
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Mozambique's hand of friendship to the Commonwealth
The Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has welcomed plans to try to end the irregular migration of people across the world.
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Secretary-General backs efforts to ease global migration crisis
The Secretary-General has been meeting the Bangladeshi prime minister, Sheikh Hasina Wazed, at the United Nations in New York to discuss a variety of challenges facing the Commonwealth.
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Secretary-General and Bangladeshi PM discuss challenges facing Commonwealth
Secretary-General Patricia Scotland last week urged UK companies to seize fresh opportunities to do business within the Commonwealth.
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Secretary-General Scotland: The Commonwealth is open for business
Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has thrown her weight, and that of the Commonwealth, behind plans for a global agreement to end the refugee and migration crisis around the world.
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A bold response to a global crisis, says Secretary-General on migration compact
The Secretary-General has told BBC News that Commonwealth ministers and parliamentarians have asked her to help them respond to the crisis of irregular mass movement of people across the world by coming up with a plan.
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Commonwealth consensus on need to respond to irregular mass migration
The Commonwealth will help its members recover from shock and adjust to the UK's decision to withdraw from the European Union, Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland told Sky News today.
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Secretary-General: We will help countries recover from the shock of Brexit
Climate change, human rights, migration and gender equality are high on the agenda as the Commonwealth Secretary-General makes her first official visit to the UN General Assembly in New York.
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The Commonwealth at the United Nations
Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland today offered her condolences to the people and government of Tanzania following the earthquake which struck the northwest of the country.
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Commonwealth Secretary-General expresses concern for Tanzania quake victims
Secretary-General Patricia Scotland concluded her first official visit to Asia on Tuesday, as part of a global Commonwealth drive to promote innovation in public service, good governance and human rights.
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Commonwealth Secretary-General wraps up Malaysia visit, promotes good governance
King Mswati III of Swaziland received the Secretary-General in a bilateral meeting on the opening day of the Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management (CAPAM) conference in Malaysia.
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Commonwealth Secretary-General greets King of Swaziland
The new secretariat of the Commonwealth Youth Council was launched today in Malaysia at a ceremony attended by Patricia Scotland, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth.
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Secretary-General to youth: Through you we can deliver lasting solutions to global challenges
Members of the public have a right to demand better services and greater accountability from central and local government, delegates heard at a major Commonwealth conference in Malaysia today.
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‘The public want to see results’ says Secretary-General to CAPAM conference
Addressing the 6th Biennial Commonwealth Ministers for Public Service Forum in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Secretary-General Patricia Scotland urged governments to deliver excellence and uphold the ideals of innovation, integrity and inclusivity in public service.
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Commonwealth forum advances innovation and integrity in public service
Speaking on the opening day of the International Conference on Blue Ocean Strategy in Malaysia, the Secretary-General heralded the Commonwealth, which brings together 53 nations from across the globe, as a potential “pathfinder for the rest of the world”.
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The Commonwealth can be a ‘pathfinder for the rest of the world’
Secretary-General Patricia Scotland will convene the sixth Commonwealth Ministers for Public Service Forum, hosted by the Government of Malaysia, on Wednesday 17 August in Putrajaya, Malaysia.
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Secretary-General visits Asia to promote innovation and integrity in public service