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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…

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Trump landmine move will make little difference expert says

  Last week, US President Donald Trump rescinded policy governing the use of anti-personnel landmines (APL) in favour of a…

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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…

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Flooding in Indonesia will get worse-ACT Alliance

A flood has disastrous consequences. When it hits a megacity like Jakarta and its surrounding towns in Indonesia, the number…

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Financial Markets DISMISS Trump impeachment – but monitor China trade relations and Coronavirus

  The bullish financial markets are indifferent to the Trump impeachment trial – more concerning is the U.S.-China trade deal and…

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There can be no lasting peace without justice says Commonwealth Secretary-General

Lasting peace and the prosperity that comes with it cannot be achieved without justice, the Commonwealth Secretary-General has declared, during…

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Call for nominations: Václav Havel Human Rights Prize 2020

  The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), in partnership with the Vaclav Havel Library and the Charta 77 Foundation, has…

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Commonwealth Secretary-General to address the 2020 Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi

Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland will address the 2020 Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi, India  from 14-16 January 2020. The Dialogue is…

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Extreme events are reversing development goals

By Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General Cyclones in the Caribbean and Pacific, devastating bushfires in Australia, recurrent floods and droughts in…

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US Student Loan Debt has more than Doubled in 10 Years

Data compiled by LearnBonds.com indicates that student loans in the United States have more than doubled over the last 10 years by…

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