The Conference will take place at a time when current Millennium Development Goals will come to an end and be replaced by a post-2015 development framework for education.
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma has appointed Mr Deodat Maharaj, from Trinidad and Tobago, to the post of Deputy Secretary-General (Economic and Social Development) at the Commonwealth Secretariat.
Last week’s announcement by the Government of Sri Lanka that it will conduct a national census to determine the extent of the loss of life during the country’s 26-year old civil war, is a welcome step.
The 22nd Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) opened today in Sri Lanka’s capital city Colombo with a theatrical welcome to leaders and representatives from the Commonwealth’s 53 member countries.
"The serious business of working together for a global future that is progressive and prosperous, safer, more inclusive, and more equitable, is enlivened by the versatility and vigour of our collective networks at all levels."
The Commonwealth Secretariat today marks the start of a new partnership with the BBC and the British Council on a project aimed at promoting dialogue among students and sharing educational resources with schools.
Sports and development experts are meeting in London to discuss how sport could accelerate the achievement of education and health goals in the Commonwealth.
Commonwealth health ministers will meet in Geneva, Switzerland on 19 May 2013. A main item on the agenda will be to look at ways of ensuring the economic and social inclusion of people with mental health challenges.