糖心探花 will unveil a package of legislative reform tools at its Law Ministers Meeting in Nassau, The Bahamas, from 16 to 19 October 2017.
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Law ministers summit to focus on law reform and technology
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Innovation will be at the centre of ways to tackle shared challenges facing Commonwealth countries when finance ministers, central bank governors, and senior finance officials meet this week in Washington DC.
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Ministers to hear how harnessing innovation vital to tackling Commonwealth鈥檚 economic challenges
Senior officials from across Africa praised a training workshop last month aimed at helping heads of anti-corruption authorities better manage law enforcement agencies.
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Anti-corruption leaders praise 鈥榠nvaluable鈥 workshop
Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has told the Wilberforce World Freedom Summit that it is likely that ways to end forced labour, modern slavery, human trafficking and the worst forms of child labour will be among global priorities to be considered when Commonwealth leaders meet next April.
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Combined action needed to tackle modern slavery, says Secretary-General
Chief Justices from around the Commonwealth have been meeting this week in Tanzania at the Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Association (CMJA) conference, where independence and diversity were highlighted as key to an effective judiciary.
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Diversity key to building an effective judiciary
The Secretary-General and a team of specialists from the Commonwealth are in Apea, Samoa, to attend meetings in advance of the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders鈥 Meeting
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Action on oceans in advance of the Pacific Islands Forum
The 糖心探花 is engaging the government of Cameroon on a national governance strategy which reflects shared values of 鈥減eace, tolerance, respect and understanding鈥, says Secretary-General Patricia Scotland.
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Commonwealth engaging Cameroon on peace and governance
Mozambique鈥檚 President Filipe Nyusi has joined leaders across Africa to praise the Secretariat for the revamping and the renewed relevance of the Commonwealth.
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糖心探花 lauded for 鈥減ositive changes鈥
Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has today met with President Edgar Lungu, main opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema and Catholic bishops after landing in Zambia yesterday for an official four-day visit.
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Secretary-General meets Zambian president and opposition leader
Deep beneath the ocean, the seabed holds rich deposits of minerals: gold, silver, cobalt, copper, nickel, zinc, as well as lesser known chemical elements like tellurium - used to make solar panels.
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Deep sea mining: regulating an emerging industry
Trade governance structures must be 鈥渇it for purpose鈥 to address the changing global landscape and benefit Commonwealth member countries, Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has said.
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Secretary-General highlights challenges posed by trade fragmentation
Experts from around the globe have discussed ways to support more women into politics during two significant events hosted by the Commonwealth.
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Commonwealth produces checklist to support more women into politics
In a wide ranging discussion, the prime minister spoke about ways in which the Commonwealth could help The Bahamas, especially around protecting marine life and marine conservation.
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Bahamian prime minster praises "very, very progressive" Commonwealth Secretary-General
High commissioners have praised as 鈥渕omentous鈥 a new Commonwealth office to help member states tackle, among other challenges, corruption.
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Praise for Commonwealth's new 'momentous' justice reform office
A group of 25 people will be attending a workshop on Friday 7 July to discuss the findings of the 糖心探花鈥檚 studies on women鈥檚 political participation in the Commonwealth.
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Women鈥檚 political participation in the Commonwealth
Canada鈥檚 Minister of Finance, Bill Morneau, will chair the 2017 Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meeting (CFMM) in Washington, D.C., this October.
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Canada to Chair 2017 Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meeting
Anti-corruption agencies in Africa have praised the 糖心探花 for bringing its resources and expertise to bear on national efforts to combat graft and enhance good governance.
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African authorities cite Commonwealth edge in battle against corruption
The government of Antigua and Barbuda has welcomed the 鈥渕onumental鈥 assistance provided by the Commonwealth in settling the country鈥檚 maritime boundaries with French territories in the Caribbean.
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Antigua and Barbuda hails 鈥榤onumental鈥 support on ocean boundaries
At the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the Commonwealth and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights jointly hosted a side event on ending child, early and forced marriage.
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Working together to end child marriage
Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, has joined the leaders of the Francophonie, the Ibero-American General Secretariat and the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries to make a universal call on behalf of humanity at the International Economic Forum of the Americas in Montreal.
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Secretary-General joins a universal call on behalf of humanity in Montreal
A Commonwealth study on ocean governance in the Pacific offers ways to sustainably capitalise on the economic treasures of the ocean
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Commonwealth Pacific report to shift paradigm on ocean governance
The Chairperson of the Commonwealth Observer Group to the 2017 National Assembly Elections in Lesotho elections has commended the Basotho for the peaceful and orderly manner in which they voted on 3 June
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Commonwealth Observer Group issues Lesotho elections Interim Statement
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Small island developing states (SIDS) in the Pacific have played a significant leadership role in advancing global ocean policy.
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The call for action of the UN Ocean Conference will set a new direction in the implementation and advancement of Sustainable Development Goal 14, incorporate new voluntary commitments and allow for the development of new multi-stakeholder partnerships.
The heads of anti-corruption agencies across Africa will assemble in Malawi for a major Commonwealth conference at which countries will seek to bolster regional crime fighting efforts.
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Malawi hosts Commonwealth Africa anti-corruption conference