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Statement by Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma
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World Oceans Day 2015
Main page for this area of work
23 June 2015 to 24 June 2015
Event
Providing a platform for officials, experts, the private sector and other stakeholders to meet and review emerging and long-standing trade-related issues.
OP-ED by Deputy Secretary-General Deodat Maharaj
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The Caribbean needs radical thinking and bold actions
Delegates from small states at Commonwealth Conference on Finance for Development in Small States.
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Small states call for concessions
5 May 2015 to 7 May 2015
Event
'The Future of the Caribbean: Disruptive thinking. Bold action. Practical outcomes'
26 May 2015 to 27 May 2015
Event
This will be the first major conference on mega-trading blocs in Africa and bring together policymakers and standards-setting bodies to share policy perspectives and insights about mega-trading blocs.
'Youth, Innovation and Sustainable Development: the Commonwealth in a Post-2015 World'.
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Commonwealth Lecture
Commonwealth and La Francophonie member countries take part in âvitalâ dialogue with the G20 in Washington DC on 14 April.
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Commonwealth and La Francophonie to hold âvitalâ dialogue with G20
Project aims to boost prospects of Caribbean small states in areas such as security, innovation and energy and private sector development.
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Commonwealth project to boost the development prospects of Caribbean small states
Newly-established CEGT meets for the first time in Malta to consider trade challenges.
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Trade experts steer new course for developing Commonwealth countries
Senior officials and legal experts meet to consider rule of law and post-2015 development agenda from the perspective of small Commonwealth states.
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Promoting rule of law for development in small states
A Commonwealth working group on trade will meet in Malta for the first time to consider challenges affecting member countries.
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New forum to tackle Commonwealth trade challenges
Barbados conference to boost small statesâ access to development finance
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Barbados conference to boost small statesâ access to development finance
Small states to have say on rule of law and justice in post-2015 negotiations
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Small states to have say on rule of law and justice in post-2015 negotiations
The °źÂț”ș and African Union have held discussions in Addis Ababa on ways to strengthen collaboration in trade advocacy, electoral support and womenâs leadership, among other areas.
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Commonwealth and African Union strengthen partnership to assist member countries
Visit of the Secretary-General to UNESCO
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Visit of the Secretary-General to UNESCO
25 March 2015 to 26 March 2015
Event
The Conference on Financing for Development in Small States will bring together senior officials from Ministries of Finance, representatives from national and regional organisations, international financial institutions and UN agencies.
Malta Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting announcement
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Malta Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting announcement
OP-ED by Deputy Secretary-General Deodat Maharaj
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The Blue Economy offers rich rewards to countries that seize the moment
Over the past two decades, studies on the migration-development nexus often portray small states as one homogeneous group, âdeveloping countriesâ, without considering their critical and peculiar challenges or inherent vulnerabilities, due mainly to their size.
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Migration and Development
Hub and Spokes II Programme: planning, coordination and governance meeting - welcome and opening remarks by Deodat Maharaj, Deputy Secretary General
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Enhancing Trade Capacity Development in Africa, Caribbean and the Pacific
The next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) will be held in Malta, from 27 to 29 November 2015.
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Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting to be held on 27-29 November 2015
Celebrating the year in pictures
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The Commonwealth in 2014
Ten years ago, a devastating tsunami crashed into parts of south and south-east Asia killing hundreds of thousands of people and injuring many more.
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Reflections on the Commonwealthâs relief effort following the 2004 tsunami
15 December 2014 to 16 December 2014
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International Conference on Mega Trading Blocs: Implications for Developing Countries, New Delhi, India