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The Education Good Practice Awards deadline has been extended to 16 February 2015.

Celebrating the year in pictures

On Human Rights Day, at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London, ‘The Commonwealth Community Choir Competition 2015 – Music for Peace and Development’ was launched.

Youth entrepreneurship organisations from thirteen Commonwealth countries across the Caribbean and including Canada have agreed to form a regional alliance of young entrepreneurs

To mark Human Rights Day on 10 December, the Commonwealth Secretariat hosted a panel discussion with the theme of ‘Why Rights?’

Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma's Human Rights Day statement, Marlborough House

Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma concluded a visit to India this week, where he met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the deepening engagement and leadership by India in the Commonwealth.

Commonwealth Secretariat launches practical resource guide for youth workers and civil society organisations

World AIDS Day Statement 2014

Inauguration, Bengaluru 2014

25 November 2014: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

Today marks the first time in the 43-year history of the Conference that it has been addressed by a Commonwealth Secretary-General.

“The Ebola virus is an unparalleled challenge to the social fabric and wellbeing of affected countries. It is a medical calamity which is taking an enormous toll at the personal and national level.” -- Secretary General

A toolkit containing a one-stop shop where countries can find information about suitable funding for development has been launched by the Commonwealth Secretariat.

Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma arrives in The Bahamas on 29 September for a two-day visit.

The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) held its forty-fourth meeting in New York, on 26 September 2014.

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.

Ministers hail sport and physical education commitments agreed between India and Lesotho, Jamaica and South Africa, at Commonwealth meeting