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Guyana elections seen as fair, but inclusivity challenges remain - Commonwealth observer report on Guyana’s 2025 elections

A Commonwealth Observer Group (COG), which observed Guyana’s 1 September 2025 General and Regional Elections has concluded that the elections were largely peaceful with voting, counting, and tabulation professionally managed.

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Samoa Prime Minister and Commonwealth Secretary-General

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Samoan PM hails Commonwealth as a valuable platform for small states

Commonwealth Secretary-General delivering remarks at COP27 event

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"We can transform the Commonwealth into an agricultural powerhouse": Commonwealth Secretary-General at COP27

Shavana Haythornthwaite, Head of the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Human Rights Unit, speaking at a five-day training in Mauritius.

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Commonwealth trains over 500 police in Mauritius on protecting human rights

Case Study - EU Ports Energy and Carbon Savings Project- Options for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions at Small and Medium-Sized Ports (on-going)

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Blog: Risk and reward – Leveraging risk management structures to mobilise climate finance in SIDS

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Commonwealth Youth Climate Network launch competition to boost youth-led action

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Enabling digitalisation for food and agriculture in the Commonwealth

Commonwealth Secretary-General The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC

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Businesses urged to step up fight against climate change

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Commonwealth Secretariat mission to visit Zimbabwe

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Commonwealth focusses on collaborative action to build stronger education systems across Africa post Covid

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