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US$345 billion loss in trade for Commonwealth countries due to pandemic

Commonwealth countries are estimated to have lost up to US$345 billion worth of trade in 2020, including $60 billion in intra-Commonwealth trade, according to...

Commonwealth Proposes First Global Tourism Action Plan to Spur Post-Covid Recovery

The dramatic plunge in global tourism due to the COVID-19 pandemic is having far-reaching and devastating effects, particularly for Small States. Yesterday, during a...

How to finance development in the post-Covid world?

To join REGISTER HERE and receive the Commonwealth Universal Vulnerability Index report in advance. A media briefing forum about the devastating impact of the Covid pandemic on...

Commonwealth countries back actions to combat climate change through land use at breakthrough meeting

Action around land use to slow climate change and biodiversity loss gets vital boost from Commonwealth and United Nations partners  A virtual gathering has galvanised...

Commonwealth Youth Awards 2021 open for entries

Exceptional young people can now submit entries for the 2021 Commonwealth youth awards to win prestigious titles and cash grants. The awards recognise and reward...

Experts share critical lessons on saving mangroves

Mangroves are disappearing at an alarming rate, with conservationists across the Commonwealth striving to save them from local extinction. These nearshore forests that straddle land...

Ministers welcome Commonwealth interventions to rebuild hard-hit sport sector

Commonwealth collaboration is vital to the recovery of the sport sector which has suffered a crushing blow from essential measures to stem the spread of COVID-19.  This was the recurring theme as sports ministers...

Commonwealth Secretary-General – COVID-19 debt relief must consider the vulnerabilities of small states

A lethal combination of disease, extreme climate events and economic crises is threatening the smallest and most vulnerable nations of the world. To tackle...

Commonwealth Secretary-General congratulates Malawians and newly elected President, urges unity

The Secretary-General congratulates the people of Malawi for their resolute commitment to democracy demonstrated in the conduct of the 23 June 2020 election. “Malawians have...

Commonwealth leaders hold virtual meeting on COVID-19 crisis

Leaders and representatives from across the Commonwealth have today held a virtual meeting to share solutions and ways of working that can help to...

Commonwealth Meridian software helps countries manage debt relief for COVID-19

Eligible countries impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic can better manage debt relief from international lenders, using the Commonwealth Secretariat’s specialised software.   Managing the impacts of...

Commonwealth Secretary-General urges peaceful, credible and inclusive elections in Malawi

Commonwealth Secretary-General, The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC, urges all electoral and political stakeholders in Malawi to play their part in contributing to a...

World must continue to fight the invisible infection of corruption – Secretary-General

Countries’ response to Covid-19, their long-term development and the meeting of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are all threatened by the “invisible infection” of...

Commonwealth Secretariat welcomes new domestic violence law for Seychelles

The Commonwealth Secretary-General has welcomed new legislation in Seychelles that will help curb violence against women and girls. President Danny Faure signed the Domestic Violence...

COMMONWEALTH SECRETARY-GENERAL: Racism seeks to drive us apart but there are rays of hope

Today I received a message from a parent. Her nine-year-old son, Oscar, had been sitting in his living room during the Covid-19 lockdown, watching...

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