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

Recognising the exceptional contribution of youth workers throughout the Commonwealth

To mark the Commonwealth Games 2014 opening in Glasgow this week, the Commonwealth Youth Orchestra & Choir has held the first ever Commonwealth 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.

Rwanda’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Williams Nkurunziza, is the new Chair of Commonwealth Secretariat Board of Governors.

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.

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’

Commonwealth health ministers reflect on the Millennium Development Goals and health priorities post-2015

"The Commonwealth has a special role in bringing global attention to major health policy issues" - blog by Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Deodat Maharaj

The theme of the Health Ministers Meeting was ‘Commonwealth Post-2015 Health Agenda: Strengthening Health Policies and Systems’.

Lack of strong and effective public health systems means millions of people continue to die needlessly

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.

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.

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’.

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.

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.

Explore our interactive presentation to learn more about this year's Commonwealth Theme: #TeamCommonwealth

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.

Commonwealth technology ministers will now meet biennially to share their experiences on how information technology can transform societies, improve governance, and accelerate development.

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.