London, 30 August 2012 - Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma today welcomed the release of the Report of the Commission of National Inquiry in Maldives.
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Commonwealth welcomes Maldives Commission of National Inquiry Report
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Speaker: Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma
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Opening Ceremony address by Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma at the 18th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers
"The fundamental cure to poverty is not money, but education," says Prime Minister of St Lucia, Dr Kenny Anthony
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18th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers opens in Mauritius
Innovative education projects honoured at Commonwealth Conference of Education Ministers
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Rwanda project wins Commonwealth education award
‘Education goals are unfinished business’ – Commonwealth Secretary-General
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Commonwealth Education Ministers to meet in Mauritius
London, 13 August 2012 – Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma has commended Commonwealth Olympic champions for their record-breaking accomplishments at the 2012 London Olympics. He said they had done the Commonwealth proud.
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Secretary-General commends Commonwealth Olympians
"The importance of sport as an effective instrument for social and economic development is well-recognised" – Hugh Robertson, UK Minister for Sport and the Olympics
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Commonwealth ministers commit strongly to Sport for Development and Peace
Scottish athletes visit village where 6,500 athletes and officials will stay
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Two year countdown begins for Commonwealth Games in Scotland
Prime Minister of Rwanda addresses Commonwealth African Heads of Public Services on learning from each other’s experiences to achieve development goals
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Reaching development goals by breaking silos in Commonwealth Africa
6th Commonwealth Sports Ministers Meeting will consider policy guidelines to strengthen sport for development and peace
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Commonwealth sports ministers to meet on eve of the Olympics
Commonwealth brings together development agencies, banks and finance ministries to discuss the environment for female entrepreneurs.
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Breaking barriers to women’s access to finance in the Commonwealth
Commonwealth joins forces with England’s National Youth Agency to promote positive impact of youth work across 54 countries
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Youth Work Week goes global
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma met with members of the United Kingdom All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Commonwealth at Marlborough House, headquarters of the Commonwealth Secretariat in London, on 28 June 2012.
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UK All-Party Parliamentary Group visits the Commonwealth Secretariat
Meeting will explore action plans to deal with NCDs such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and chronic respiratory diseases
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Commonwealth to tackle non-communicable diseases in West Africa
Health ministers examine approaches for dealing with the dual burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases in the Commonwealth
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Tackling the dual burden - Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting
‘Health system integration is key to tackling the dual challenges faced by all our member countries’ – Commonwealth Secretary-General
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Health ministers to discuss linkages between communicable and non-communicable diseases
A group of small scale garment manufacturers from Sri Lanka are in the United Kingdom for a five-day mission to explore market opportunities for their products.
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Commonwealth assists Sri Lankan garment makers to showcase products in UK
Commonwealth told it has an important role to play in ensuring equal rights for persons with disabilities
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Commonwealth countries urged to implement UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Meeting to discuss UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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Commonwealth examines challenges faced by persons with disabilities
Commonwealth Secretariat and leading health organisations discuss the current malaria situation and what needs to happen to 'Sustain Gains, Save Lives: Invest in Malaria'
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Working together to sustain the gains on World Malaria Day
Advisory body says sports should be embedded in development activities
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CABOS prepares recommendations for 6th Commonwealth Sports Ministers Meeting
Commonwealth Secretariat and UNCTAD host a day-long conference on promoting trade and development between emerging economies and the world’s poorest countries
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Global trade experts explore potential for growth in South-South collaboration
Global experts to discuss strengthening the sport for development agenda
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CABOS to hold annual meeting in London
Commonwealth Secretariat course aids public officials in delivering better quality services for citizens
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Delivering services to citizens
Experts in tuberculosis (TB) have said that the Commonwealth Secretariat is well-placed to provide leadership in strengthening public awareness of the disease, which can be fatal if left untreated.
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Secretariat 'well-placed' to fight tuberculosis