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Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland will arrive in Cameroon this evening to start a five-day official visit.
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Secretary-General to visit Cameroon
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At a news conference during a successful first official trip to India, she said that member states were realising once again the importance of the Commonwealth family.
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Commonwealth 'diamond we forgot we had’ says Secretary-General
India's youth minister has described sport as the vehicle for change when it comes to young people.
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Sport key to helping youth thrive, says India
India has pledged to work even more closely with the Commonwealth. The renewed commitment was made at a meeting between the country's Minister of External Affairs Shusma Swaraj and Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland.
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India looks to work more closely with the Commonwealth
Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has paid a courtesy call to India's Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi.
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Working closer together to end domestic violence
India is leading the way with commitment and innovation that is smart and transformative, according to Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland.
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Commonwealth future: smarter, more resilient and gender balanced
The president of the Cypriot parliament, Demetris Syllouris, has paid a courtesy call to the Secretary-General Patricia Scotland at the headquarters of the Commonwealth Secretariat in London.
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President of Cyprus parliament visits Marlborough House
Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland spoke of the importance of the Commonwealth’s proposed Blue Charter when she met with UN Special Envoy on Oceans Peter Thomson at Marlborough House.
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Proposed Blue Charter top of the agenda
Storm ravaged countries need the Commonwealth’s innovative regenerative model to build back better and stronger, Secretary-General Patricia Scotland asserted last night in a powerful presentation about the Commonwealth’s importance.
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Secretary-General: A regenerative development model can help rebuild hurricane devastated nations
The prime minister of Malta, Dr Joseph Muscat, has said the Commonwealth is essential to both small and large member states
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Commonwealth plays ‘crucial role’ says Malta PM
With news that at least 50 people were killed this week when a teenager suicide bomber attacked a mosque, Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has reiterated her concern regarding the continued use of violence by extremist groups in Nigeria.
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Secretary General’s concern grows after another deadly Nigerian bombing
Graduates of a scholarship programme build Commonwealth connection and advance development by deepening understanding of the principles of the Commonwealth Charter.
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Scholars represent ‘heritage and future of Commonwealth’
Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has challenged the youth of the Commonwealth to tackle climate change through bold innovation.
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‘Be bold, be ambitious’ Secretary-General poses the climate action challenge to young people
Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland today expressed her concern for the violence in Nigeria that saw 14 people killed in a suicide bombing in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri.
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Secretary-General statement on Nigerian suicide bombing
Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has called for increased funding to help member states rebuild their countries after natural disasters.
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Secretary-General: ‘This change is real, and this change is now’
Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has promised to ramp up advocacy for the reform of development assistance rules which member states say are restricting aid to storm ravished countries in the Caribbean.
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Secretary-General pledges to challenge development assistance rules
6 November 2017 to 17 November 2017
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Commonwealth member states will be among the countries at the 23rd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 23) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bonn, Germany.
Secretary-General Patricia Scotland is urging the international community to keep devastated islands in the Caribbean high on its agenda as she heads to Antigua and Barbuda today.
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Secretary-General: ‘Let us not forget hurricane victims in the Caribbean’
The President of Rwanda has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to the Commonwealth, and cited its increasing significance at a time of global uncertainty.
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‘In uncertain times we can learn from our Commonwealth family’ says Rwanda president
Commonwealth citizens are set to benefit from improved legal services in a range of areas as law ministers ended their meeting in The Bahamas with a package of agreements and pledges.
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Law Ministers Meeting ends with pledge to reform key legislation
A comprehensive legal resource that will help countries strengthen existing laws and create new legislations was unveiled at a major ministerial conference today.
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Online legal resource unveiled at Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting
In a powerful intervention at the Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meeting (CFMM) in Washington DC, the prime minister of Saint Lucia called for the rules to be changed so countries affected by natural disasters could access funds more quickly.
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Commonwealth finance ministers urged to change rules to make it easier to access funds
The Commonwealth Secretariat and the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) have pledged to work closer together to help billions of people.
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Commonwealth and African Development Bank to explore 'real and tangible' partnership
The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, has met with Jukka Tapio Pietikäinen and Elizabeth Eklund, Roving Ambassadors of Finland and Sweden to the Caribbean, to discuss the impact of recent hurricanes on the region.
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Ambassadors from Scandinavia discuss Caribbean response
The Commonwealth will create a safe space for frank discussions about faith and cohesion between communities and religious and ethnic groups, Secretary-General Patricia Scotland told participants of the Craigmyle Lecture.
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Secretary-General opens discussion on faith in the Commonwealth