Nauru to shift from phosphate to fisheries
The Pacific island state to move from single commodity dependence to a diversified economy.
Secretaries-General for Commonwealth and OECD review priorities for post-2015
Secretaries-General for the Commonwealth and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) discussed areas of synergy between their two organisations on 4 December 2012, as the OECD met on the post-2015 global development agenda at the Commonwealth Secretariat’s headquarters in London.
Ghana polls: Commonwealth observers call for peaceful conduct
Commonwealth Observer Group encouraged by recent peace pact by political leaders and civil society and community leaders’ calls for peaceful elections
Youth and women: HIV vulnerability
Ahead of World AIDS Day on 1 December 2012, STRIVE Research Director Dr Charlotte Watts highlights the importance of engaging with youth and women to an effective HIV response.
Commonwealth and partners discuss future goals for HIV/AIDS
The HIV/AIDS response in Commonwealth countries post-2015 will need to focus on people-centred development, equity and social inclusion, and collective action, delegates at a Commonwealth forum heard today, ahead of World AIDS Day on 1 December 2012. The forum took place at the Commonwealth Secretariat's headquarters at Marlborough House in London.
Boosting e-governance for small states to deliver better development results
London meeting to build networks and partnerships between governments, the private sector and institutions
Supporting international cultural exchanges wins youth worker a Commonwealth award
Peter Fleet receives award at the UK’s Youth Worker Awards during Youth Work Week
Youth Work Week 2012: celebrating youth workers' contribution to the Commonwealth
The Commonwealth’s regional youth centres will host a range of activities to celebrate the youth work profession during Youth Work Week, 5-11 November 2012.
Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General addresses post-2015 development agenda meeting
Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba welcomed delegates to the three-day United Nations High-Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda on 31 October 2012.