Commonwealth Secretariat

Type: Organization

Name: Commonwealth Secretariat

Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet for Commonwealth Secretariat

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

Don’t swap one cliché for another

Africa needs journalists to tell the real story of how people, politics and power affect a continent bulging with wealth.In 1969, when the British were obsessed with the future of whites in central, eastern and southern Africa, Richard Hall, a former ... [Published The Zimbabwean - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Richard Hall, Renaissance Capital, Aidan Hartley, Developing World, Rwanda

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

Commonwealth Report Commends Rwanda's Decentralisation Policy

Rwanda's decentralisation policies have given local leaders powers to perform complex duties at their levels of administration, the latest Commonwealth Secretariat sponsored report says.The study was done to ascertain if the 'Aberdeen Principle', a strategy ... [Published AllAfrica.com - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Rwanda, James MUSONI, Kampala, Democracy

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Maldives doesn’t want to change Commonwealth Summit venue

(hirunews.lk): Maldives Foreign Minister Dr Abdul Samad Abdulla said The Maldives does not want to change the venue of this year’s Commonwealth summit from Colombo and opposes any punitive action against Sri Lanka.Dr. Samad who was in Sri Lanka on a brief ... [Published Miadhu News - May 21 2013]

Entities: Maldives, Sri Lanka, Abdul Samad, Commonwealth Secretariat, Government of Sri Lanka

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Organisation internationale de la Francophonie(OlF)

Commonwealth Makes Case for Small, Vulnerabl...

The contribution by the Commonwealth at this meeting has been timely, relevant and productive - Andrei Bokarev, chair of the Russian G20 Development Working GroupThe G20 group of the world's leading economies should deepen consideration of the development ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 20 2013]

Entities: G20, Organisation internationale de la Francophonie(..., Commonwealth Secretariat, Stephen Harper, Food Security

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Commonwealth conference addresses decentralisation as key to local development

While national governments will always remain important, the onus is even greater on local governments to deliver the fruits of development - Amitav Banerji, Commonwealth SecretariatSenior local government policy-makers attending a four-day Commonwealth ... [Published Commonwealth Secretariat - May 20 2013]

Entities: Commonwealth Secretariat, Uganda, Sri Lanka, Encumbrance, Fruit

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Commonwealth Secretariat

Guyana on the right track preparing for oil

– Commonwealth SecretariatThe Government of Guyana is on the right path as it moves to address, legislative, economic and fiscal issues within the rapidly expanding oil and gas sector. This is the opinion expressed by a two-man team of Commonwealth advisors, ... [Published Kaieteur News - May 20 2013]

Entities: Guyana, Commonwealth Secretariat, Government of Guyana

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

PR Campaign Ahead Of CHOGM

By Indika Sri AravindaThe government has launched a campaign to promote Sri Lanka ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in November.External Affairs Ministry Secretary Karunatilaka Amunugama said that the government will also attend ... [Published Sri Lanka Sunday Leader - May 19 2013]

Entities: Sri Lanka, Commonwealth Secretariat, Boycott

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Guyana is on the right track – with its natural resources sector– Economic Advisor, Commonwealth Secretariat

Georgetown, GINA, May 18, 2013The Government of Guyana is on the right path as it moves to address, legislative, economic and fiscal issues within the rapidly expanding oil and gas sector. This is the opinion expressed by a two- man team of Commonwealth ... [Published Government Information Agency Guyana - May 18 2013]

Entities: Commonwealth Secretariat, Guyana, Government of Guyana

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Commonwealth makes case for small, vulnerable countries at G20 meeting in Moscow

Commonwealth Secretariat Director of Economic Affairs Dr Cyrus Rustomjee (centre) at the G20 Development Working Group The contribution by the Commonwealth at this meeting has been timely, relevant and productive - Andrei Bokarev, chair of the Russian ... [Published Commonwealth Secretariat - May 17 2013]

Entities: G20, Commonwealth Secretariat, Organisation internationale de la Francophonie(..., Moscow

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Health ministers to focus on mental health inclusion

The Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting will look at ways of ensuring the economic and social inclusion of people with mental health challengesCommonwealth health ministers will meet in Geneva, Switzerland, on 19 May 2013. A main item on the agenda ... [Published Commonwealth Secretariat - May 16 2013]

Entities: Commonwealth Secretariat, Kamalesh Sharma, Holdsworth

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 2 reports

Africa: Sustainable Reconciliation Needs Moral Leadership, Financing and Balance

Commonwealth countries identify critical components for lasting peace after conflictMoral leadership, financial support and the right balance between different mechanisms for reconciliation are critical for lasting peace, a Commonwealth roundtable concluded ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 08 2013]

Entities: Leadership, National Human Rights Institutions, Commonwealth Secretariat, Northern Ireland Assembly, Mechanic

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 2 reports

Commonwealth Secretariat to provide technical assistance to strengthen Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission

* May 02, London: The Commonwealth Secretariat has agreed to provide technical assistance to strengthen the effectiveness and authority of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka and to regain its accreditation with international standards.A delegation ... [Published Colombo Page - May 02 2013]

Entities: Commonwealth Secretariat, Sri Lanka, Human Rights Commission, Technical Assistance

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"We are pleased by the report and this shows how Rwanda successfully managed to establish an efficient and effective decentralisation model that enables citizens to access government services at the grassroots level" said the minister

Commonwealth Report Commends Rwanda's Decentralisation Policy [Published AllAfrica.com - 13 hours ago]

"Palliative care is an essential component of the provision of care for individuals (adults and children) with MDR/XDR-TB, wherever in the world that they are receiving care."

African healthcare leaders call for greater focus on TB on the eve of the World Health Assembly [Published EHospice - 23 hours ago]

...He continued: "These include among others, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, Commonwealth Secretariat, Debt Relief International, and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR|); recent collaborations also include the WTO, Institute for Training and Technical Cooperation (ITTC), and the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)."

WAIFEM Regional Course Underway [Published Individual.com - May 21 2013]

"A first step in developing G20 outreach to the Commonwealth and La Francophonie occurred in 2010, when Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper invited the Secretaries-General of the two organisations to discuss key development challenges and priorities of their countries" he said

Commonwealth Makes Case for Small, Vulnerabl... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 20 2013]

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Don’t swap one cliché for another [Published The Zimbabwean - 6 hours ago]
Commonwealth Report Commends Rwanda's Decentral... [Published AllAfrica.com - 13 hours ago]
African healthcare leaders call for greater foc... [Published EHospice - 23 hours ago]
WAIFEM Regional Course Underway [Published Individual.com - May 21 2013]
Maldives doesn’t want to change Commonwealth Su... [Published Miadhu News - May 21 2013]
Commonwealth Makes Case for Small, Vulnerabl... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 20 2013]
Commonwealth conference addresses decentralisat... [Published Commonwealth Secretariat - May 20 2013]
Guyana on the right track preparing for oil [Published Kaieteur News - May 20 2013]
Market Access May 16 Sri Lanka exports to India... [Published Lanka Business Online - May 20 2013]
PR Campaign Ahead Of CHOGM [Published Sri Lanka Sunday Leader - May 19 2013]
Guyana is on the right track – with its natural... [Published Government Information Agency Guyana - May 18 2013]
Commonwealth makes case for small, vulnerable c... [Published Commonwealth Secretariat - May 17 2013]
Nigeria – Borno Governor says 'Boko Haram on ve... [Published Atlas Shrugs - May 17 2013]
Antigua and Barbuda gets top rank in Commonweal... [Published Government of Antigua and Barbuda - May 17 2013]
Health ministers to focus on mental health incl... [Published Commonwealth Secretariat - May 16 2013]
Guyana signs offshore oil exploration agreement... [Published Caribbean News Now! - May 16 2013]
Commonwealth To Deepen Relationship With St. Ki... [Published CaribSeek - May 15 2013]
Commonwealth Secretary-General's departure stat... [Published Commonwealth Secretariat - May 15 2013]
In quest for oil, gas… Agreement finalised for ... [Published Guyana Chronicle Online - May 15 2013]
Gov’t and Repsol finalise oil exploration agree... [Published Government Information Agency Guyana - May 15 2013]
Public Sector Organizations Worldwide Move to t... [Published NewsBlaze - May 14 2013]
Huddle hails record year in public sector cloud [Published Cloud Pro - May 14 2013]
Paucity of Caribbean citizens in the top echelons [Published Jamaica Observer - May 12 2013]
To CHOGM Or Not To CHOGM [Published Sri Lanka Sunday Leader - May 11 2013]
Douglas Kidd sees marked improvement in arrange... [Published The News International - May 11 2013]
Commonwealth Secretary-General to visit St Kitt... [Published Commonwealth Secretariat - May 10 2013]
Pakistan General Elections 2013 - Arrival State... [Published Commonwealth Secretariat - May 10 2013]
Burnham not deserving of OT Award [Published Kaieteur News - May 10 2013]
Q&A with former Olympian and Commonwealth sport... [Published Commonwealth Secretariat - May 09 2013]
Africa: Sustainable Reconciliation Needs Moral ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 08 2013]

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