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.
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Commonwealth welcomes peace agreement in Mozambique
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28 August 2014 to 4 September 2014
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Supporting small island developing states to build resilience and prosper.
Ministers hail sport and physical education commitments agreed between India and Lesotho, Jamaica and South Africa, at Commonwealth meeting
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Bilateral deals boost sport in Commonwealth countries
Recognising the exceptional contribution of youth workers throughout the Commonwealth
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Call for entries for Commonwealth Youth Worker Awards 2014
To mark the Commonwealth Games 2014 opening in Glasgow this week, the Commonwealth Youth Orchestra & Choir has held the first ever Commonwealth Music Competition
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Natasha Senanayake wins music competition
Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Deodat Maharaj yesterday concluded a two-day visit to Guyana, where he met President Donald Ramotar and other key stakeholders.
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Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General meets Guyana President
Rwanda’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Williams Nkurunziza, is the new Chair of Commonwealth Secretariat Board of Governors.
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Secretariat has new Chair of Board of Governors
18 July 2014 to 19 July 2014
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The Commonwealth Advisory Body on Sport (CABOS) will meet in Glasgow from 18 to 19 July 2014, on the eve of the Commonwealth Games, to continue its work on encouraging sport as a tool for development and peace, and promoting integrity in sport.
As the first Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict draws to a close, Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma has called for concerted efforts to address sexual violence in conflict.
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Action against sexual violence in conflict needed as part of comprehensive approach to end gender based violence
Ahead of the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, Kamalesh Sharma referred to the denunciation by Commonwealth Heads of Government of ‘the dehumanising and cowardly use of sexual violence in armed conflict’
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Commonwealth Secretary-General calls for decisive action by member states on violence against women
Commonwealth health ministers reflect on the Millennium Development Goals and health priorities post-2015
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Video: Ministers on global health priorities
"The Commonwealth has a special role in bringing global attention to major health policy issues" - blog by Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Deodat Maharaj
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Health Ministers Meeting: 'A place to take stock and a launchpad for new initiatives'
The theme of the Health Ministers Meeting was ‘Commonwealth Post-2015 Health Agenda: Strengthening Health Policies and Systems’.
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Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting 2014 - Ministerial Statement
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The meeting will explore the Commonwealth post-2015 health agenda, and strengthening health policies and systems.
Lack of strong and effective public health systems means millions of people continue to die needlessly
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Commonwealth health ministers meet to discuss priorities
World Press Freedom Day is a day to recognise the essential contribution of journalists and journalism to national and international efforts to achieve peace, democracy and diversity.
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World Press Freedom Day message
A new website for Commonwealth businesswomen was launched in New York last month, providing a collaborative forum for women entrepreneurs across the association’s 53 member countries.
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Economic empowerment of women takes centre stage at New York meetings
The Commonwealth Charter, adopted by all our member governments on behalf of the people of the Commonwealth, affirms that: ‘We are implacably opposed to all forms of discrimination, whether rooted in gender, race, colour, creed, political belief or other grounds’.
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Commonwealth Secretary-General’s statement on International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
The 2015 Commonwealth Education Good Practice Awards were launched today at Marlborough House in London by Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Deodat Maharaj and Eldred Bethel, High Commissioner of The Bahamas.
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Commonwealth Education Good Practice Awards 2015 launched
The Commonwealth Gender Plan of Action Monitoring Group (CGPMG), which oversees implementation of the Commonwealth's ten-year gender equality plan, will focus principally on reviewing stakeholder accountability to gender equality targets during the last year of its tenure.
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Gender monitoring group to focus principally on accountability
22 June 2015 to 26 June 2015
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The Commonwealth Education Good Practice Award was launched in 2005 to celebrate and promote good practice in education throughout the Commonwealth.
Explore our interactive presentation to learn more about this year's Commonwealth Theme: #TeamCommonwealth
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How the Commonwealth works to change lives through shared goals and values
The Commonwealth Secretary-General has renewed his call for Commonwealth values to be upheld. This follows recent developments in member countries affecting the rights of Commonwealth citizens based on their sexual orientation.
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Secretary-General calls for respect on sexual orientation and gender identity
Commonwealth technology ministers will now meet biennially to share their experiences on how information technology can transform societies, improve governance, and accelerate development.
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Ministers to meet biennially to explore technology in the Commonwealth