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Time for young people to break the cycle of fear
Nicole Brown, a youth affairs professional from Jamaica, encourages fellow young people not to be intimidated by 'those who appear to be greater'
Posted on Aug 2 2010 5:30PM by Will
Migration and Development – The challenge of the 21st century
Patsy Robertson on the need to focus the world’s attention on the positive aspects of migration
Posted on Jul 20 2010 2:58PM by tbaird
A Royal Tea Party
Head of the Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth II, hosts a series of garden parties each year at Buckingham Palace in London for distinguished guests and members of the public from Commonwealth countries. Rita Payne, UK chair of the Commonwealth Journalists Association, was among the guests at one such party on 22 June 2010
Posted on Jul 5 2010 12:48PM by tbaird
Quotes from 9WAMM
The 9th Commonwealth Women’s Affairs Ministers meeting is taking place in Bridgetown, Barbados over the next two days. Delegates from around the Commonwealth have begun discussions on the role of women in transforming societies in the context of the economic downturn, and its impacts.
Posted on Jun 8 2010 7:31PM by vholdsworth
Women’s Ministers Meet in Barbados
The Commonwealth’s 9th Women’s Affairs Ministers Meeting begins in Barbados this evening.
Posted on Jun 7 2010 1:31PM by vholdsworth
Health Ministers Meeting begins
Kamalesh Sharma, the Commonwealth Secretary-General opens the 34th Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting in Geneva
Posted on May 16 2010 10:07AM by vholdsworth
Improving Maternal Health
There is an urgent need to focus resources on reducing maternal mortality, where it can have the biggest impact.
Posted on May 5 2010 11:32AM by vholdsworth
Turning the World Upside Down
Lord Nigel Crisp to speak on strengthening health systems. He says the world's richer countries can learn from developments in poorer countries...
Posted on Apr 30 2010 3:47PM by vholdsworth
Turning the World Upside Down
Lord Nigel Crisp to speak on strengthening health systems. He says the world's richer countries can learn from developments in poorer countries...
Posted on Apr 30 2010 3:47PM by vholdsworth
Sick cities?
Professor Cliff Hague, one of the authors of a new Secretariat discussion paper on the State of Commonwealth Cities, warns of the risks of failing to address urbanisation
Posted on Apr 20 2010 10:22AM by tbaird