Map of the Commonwealth
An Essay by Kamalesh Sharma, Commonwealth Secretary-General The Commonwealth at 60: The Uncut Diamonds;
Commonwealth Day
Commonwealth Day; National Days in 2009; ComCelebrate! An essay in pictures
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM)
Biennial Summits; Declaration of Commonwealth Principles; Harare Declaration; Millbrook Programme; Lake Victoria Commonwealth Climate Change Action Plan; Munyonyo Statement on Respect and Understanding; Kampala Declaration on Transforming Societies to Achieve Political, Economic and Human Development; Summit Statements; The Kampala Communiqué
Ministerial Meetings in 2008
Youth ministers meeting; Health ministers meeting; Law ministers meeting; Finance ministers meeting
What is the Commonwealth?
Introducing the Commonwealth; History of the Commonwealth; The Commonwealth and its members; Member Countries’ Heads of State and Government ; Commonwealth Members; A great experiment only just beginning—Derek Ingram; A contemporary view of the Commonwealth—Ruth Craggs; Africa: a new tapestry—Nixon Kariithi; Tri-sector Commonwealth: new face for historic association—W David McIntyre; Personal perspectives of the Commonwealth 1: Arnold Smith (Commonwealth Secretary-General 1965-1975)—Clyde Sanger; Personal perspectives of the Commonwealth 2: Sir Shridath Ramphal (Commonwealth Secretary-General 1975-1990) ; Personal perspectives of the Commonwealth 3: Chief Emeka Anyaoku (Commonwealth Secretary-General 1990-2000) ; Personal perspectives of the Commonwealth 4: Don McKinnon (Commonwealth Secretary-General 2000-2008)
Official Commonwealth Organisations
Commonwealth Secretariat; Commonwealth Secretariat structure; Divisions and units of the Commonwealth Secretariat; Programme structure 2008-2012; Commonwealth Secretariat websites; Senior Commonwealth staff; Commonwealth Foundation; Commonwealth of Learning
Commonwealth in Action
People power: the Commonwealth’s third sector—Mark Collins; Environment and climate change: implementing the Lake Victoria Action Plan; Progressing in the face of global challenges: the Commonwealth youth development imperative—Henry Charles; What does governance mean for the Commonwealth?: the past, present and future—Roger Koranteng; The Commonwealth and reform of international institutions—Jonathan Ockenden; Fluctuating food prices: causes, challenges and opportunities—Timothy Williams; Rethinking diversity: a personal perspective by Daisy Cooper; Advancement of women—Rawwida Baksh; Development through Sport: the report to Commonwealth sports ministers, Beijing 2008—Nick Pink; Transforming societies—Stephen Cutts; The Commonwealth Connects: a five-point programme—Anthony Ming; Commonwealth resource crunch: roles and responsibilities—Mike Smith and Victoria te Velde
Commonwealth Awards
Commonwealth Essay Competition—Jessica Moran, Royal Commonwealth Society; Commonwealth Vision Awards—Alice Kawoya, Royal Commonwealth Society; Commonwealth Writers’ Prize—Jennifer Sobol, Commonwealth Foundation; Commonwealth Connections—Emma D’Costa, Commonwealth Foundation; Commonwealth Broadcasting Awards—Adam Weatherhead, Commonwealth Broadcasting Association; Commonwealth Short Story Competition—Adam Weatherhead, Commonwealth Broadcasting Association
Commonwealth Member Countries
Antigua and Barbuda; Australia; Australia: External Territories; The Bahamas; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belize; Botswana; Brunei Darussalam; Cameroon; Canada; Republic of Cyprus; Dominica; Fiji Islands; The Gambia; Ghana; Grenada; Guyana; India; Jamaica; Kenya; Kiribati; Lesotho; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Malta; Mauritius; Mozambique; Namibia; Nauru; New Zealand; New Zealand: Associated Countries and External Territories; Nigeria; Pakistan; Papua New Guinea; St Kitts and Nevis; St Lucia; St Vincent and the Grenadines; Samoa; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Solomon Islands; South Africa; Sri Lanka; Swaziland; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago; Tuvalu; Uganda; United Kingdom; United Kingdom: Overseas Territories; United Republic of Tanzania; Vanuatu; Zambia
Reference
Directory of Commonwealth organisations; Membership of international and regional organisations; Commonwealth Declarations and Statements; Commonwealth Secretariat publications ; Commonwealth bibliography; Commonwealth Games athletics records; Literary prize-winners; Definitions, acronyms and abbreviations ; Key indicators on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs); Geography and Population: Area and population; Young and ageing population; Urbanisation and density; Economy: National income; Growth and inflation; Aid; Debt; Education: Overall enrolment and government spending; Enrolment; Teachers; Health: Life and infant mortality; HIV/AIDS; Public Expenditure: Access to medical doctors; Environment: Energy use; CO2 emissions; Deforestation; Information and Communication Technology: Telephone lines; Mobile phones; Internet; Small States: Population density and growth; Economy: Information and communication technology; Statistical Offices; Acknowledgements; Project partners.