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Commonwealth health ministers agree to share advice and solutions in coronavirus battle

Commonwealth health ministers have agreed to coordinate their response in tackling the coronavirus pandemic. Ministers endorsed removing fees for coronavirus tests and treatment, especially for...

Commonwealth countries must maintain essential non-Covid health care while tackling coronavirus pandemic

Countries should maintain essential health care to non-COVID-19 patients while dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. This is a message from Secretary-General Patricia Scotland ahead of...

Commonwealth Secretary-General welcomes findings of Cameroon Joint Commission of Inquiry

The Commonwealth Secretary-General has welcomed the findings of a Joint Commission of Inquiry into incidents in north-west Cameroon earlier this year. An attack in Ngarbuh...

Opinion: We should not go back to business as usual after COVID-19

By Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General Today there is an eerie silence across the globe. Bustling cities have gone quiet and highways that were once jammed...

Commonwealth develops tracker to help countries monitor coronavirus

THE Commonwealth has developed a coronavirus tracker that shows daily cases in member countries. The tracker collects data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and...

Application Extended To Join Commonwealth Youth Council As A Global Ambassador

The Commonwealth has extended the deadline for Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC) membership applications. While maximising your own talents, contacts and prospects, the CYC offers the...

Young leaders from Canada, Fiji, Pakistan and Uganda win Commonwealth Youth Awards 2020

Four outstanding young people have won Commonwealth Youth Awards for innovative projects that are delivering sustainable development in their countries. The awards recognise exceptional contributions...

Commonwealth gathering urges countries to make this ‘the decade of gender equality’

A Commonwealth gathering has called for an end to gender inequality by 2030 so every girl can have the same opportunities as boys. Ahead of...

Commonwealth Day celebrated around the globe

Celebrations and events will be held across the world on Monday, 11 March to mark Commonwealth Day. The day will feature everything from street parties...

Commonwealth launches guide to tackle election cybersecurity threat

Technology brings both benefit and risk to elections – but there are solutions that can defend the process from cybersecurity threats. This is the message...

Landmark deep-sea mission to boost ocean action

A deep-sea scientific mission to uncharted depths in the Maldives and Seychelles will gather valuable data to support the Commonwealth Blue Charter on ocean...

Nominations open to join Commonwealth Youth Council

Nominations are now open for nine youth leaders to represent the Commonwealth’s 1.4 billion young people on the Commonwealth Youth Council. The Commonwealth Youth Council is...

Maldives becomes 54th member of Commonwealth family

The Commonwealth has welcomed its 54th family member after Maldives' application for re-admission was approved. The small island nation officially re-joined the Commonwealth at 00:01 today (Saturday,...

Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia makes her first official visit to eSwatini

The Secretary-General will also meet cabinet members to discuss Commonwealth priorities. Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland will arrive in eSwatini on Monday 27 January for a...

OPINION: Commonwealth Secretary-General – Extreme events are reversing development goals

Cyclones in the Caribbean and Pacific, devastating bushfires in Australia, recurrent floods and droughts in Asia and Africa, increasingly bring tragic loss of life...

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