The Commonwealth Secretariat
The Commonwealth Secretariat, an intergovernmental organization representing 54 member countries, works and publishes in the areas of international, political, and economic affairs; development assistance; and legal and human rights, education, health, science, agriculture, biodiversity, public sector reforms and gender and youth affairs. It's publications, a concrete result of its activities, communicate policies, provide advice, and disseminate the results of observation and research.
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Commonwealth to launch programme to strengthen governance in Pacific
An initiative which helps governments in their efforts to strengthen democratic and governance institutions, accountability and transparency, and people’s access to information in the Pacific region, will be launched in Solomon Islands on 8 April 2010. Read more here.

Commonwealth Assistant Secretary-General announced
The newly created post of Commonwealth Assistant Secretary-General for Corporate Affairs will be taken up by Stephen Cutts, of the United Kingdom. Read more here.

The State of the Cities
The Commonwealth embraces all dimensions of today’s urban challenges. Its ranks include global cities such as Mumbai with its 19 million inhabitants, and Malé, which with a population of just 111,000 is the largest city in the rapidly urbanising small island state of Maldives, threatened by rising sea
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Commonwealth Earth
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Eyes of Democracy Manoah Esipisu, Isaac E. Khaguli
"A very insightful book that shows deep experience from the authors in the realm of the media and democracy in general, and election reporting in particular. Also the book is well documented and well presented. I am sure this will guide our fellow journalists, especially in the Third World, who are still
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- Dominique Nnduhura, Director, School of Journalism and Communication , National University of Rwanda
Bringing Justice Home Cheryl Thompson-Barrow
"Thompson-Barrow should be commended for her valuable contribution to the discourse on these important legal matters, and for providing a good primer for additional study on access to justice issues."

- Journal of Parliamentary and Political Law