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News Archive

To view all the news articles that appeared in a particular year or month, click on a year below.

 


Commonwealth countries urged to implement UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Released:  4 May 2012
Commonwealth told it has an important role to play in ensuring equal rights for persons with disabilities

Commonwealth examines challenges faced by persons with disabilities
Released:  30 April 2012
Meeting to discuss UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

CABOS prepares recommendations for 6th Commonwealth Sports Ministers Meeting
Released:  11 April 2012
Advisory body says sports should be embedded in development activities

Commonwealth Secretary-General addresses UN Human Rights Council
Released:  29 February 2012
“Our determination is to see ambition and aspiration translated into practical outcomes”

Commonwealth Secretary-General to Pakistan: You can always count on us
Released:  17 February 2012
Message by Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma. Mr Sharma is visiting Islamabad, Pakistan, from 16 to 19 February, 2012.

Commonwealth ministers to arrive in Maldives Friday
Released:  16 February 2012
Delegation will hold discussions with key interlocutors on circumstances surrounding the resignation of President Mohamed Nasheed

Commonwealth Secretariat spokesperson's statement on Maldives
Released:  7 February 2012
A Secretariat team has arrived in Maldives to explore how the Commonwealth can respond to the country’s urgent priorities

Commonwealth meeting 'catalyst' for promoting rights of persons with disabilities
Released:  12 January 2012
“There has not been enough recognition of the immense contribution that persons with disabilities can make" - Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General

We persons with disabilities are not challenged, it's just a different lifestyle
Released:  12 January 2012
Girls with disabilities are almost 10 per cent less likely to finish primary school than their male classmates according to a World Health Survey. Abia Akram, a 28-year-old Pakistani woman living with a disability, spoke to Commonwealth News about her campaign to raise the concerns of women with disabilities. She is attending the Commonwealth Secretariat Expert Roundtable on Inclusive Education and Sustainable Employment for Persons with Disabilities in the Commonwealth to give her views as a youth representative.

Commonwealth partners examine inclusive education and sustainable employment for persons with disabilities
Released:  10 January 2012
Participants from 14 Commonwealth countries explore best practices for implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

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