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Mauritius summit ends with pledge by education ministers on collective input to UN discussions

London, 30 August 2012 - Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma today welcomed the release of the Report of the Commission of National Inquiry in Maldives.

Innovative education projects honoured at Commonwealth Conference of Education Ministers

"The fundamental cure to poverty is not money, but education," says Prime Minister of St Lucia, Dr Kenny Anthony

Speaker: Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma

‘Education goals are unfinished business’ – Commonwealth Secretary-General

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.

"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

Scottish athletes visit village where 6,500 athletes and officials will stay

Prime Minister of Rwanda addresses Commonwealth African Heads of Public Services on learning from each other’s experiences to achieve development goals

6th Commonwealth Sports Ministers Meeting will consider policy guidelines to strengthen sport for development and peace

Commonwealth brings together development agencies, banks and finance ministries to discuss the environment for female entrepreneurs.

Commonwealth joins forces with England’s National Youth Agency to promote positive impact of youth work across 54 countries

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.

Meeting will explore action plans to deal with NCDs such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and chronic respiratory diseases

Health ministers examine approaches for dealing with the dual burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases in the Commonwealth

‘Health system integration is key to tackling the dual challenges faced by all our member countries’ – Commonwealth Secretary-General

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.

Commonwealth told it has an important role to play in ensuring equal rights for persons with disabilities

Meeting to discuss UN Convention on the Rights of 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'

Advisory body says sports should be embedded in development activities

Commonwealth Secretariat and UNCTAD host a day-long conference on promoting trade and development between emerging economies and the world’s poorest countries

Global experts to discuss strengthening the sport for development agenda