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Hundreds of women and men joined forces at the opening of the Women’s Forum this morning to demand action on women’s rights ahead of the Commonwealth’s leaders’ summit.  

UK Prime Minister Theresa May opened the Commonwealth Business Forum at London’s historic Guildhall this morning, on the first day of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).

The next generation of the Commonwealth will be centre stage during a major summit next week.

The Second Commonwealth Women’s Forum begins in London on Monday with a call for women’s rights to be firmly on the agenda of leaders when they meet later in the week.

Brexit, free trade, tariffs, the Blue Charter, sustainable development goals (SDGs) and next week’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) were all discussed at the official launch of the 2018 Commonwealth Trade Review last night.

Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory, has produced a postage stamp to honour the United Kingdom as the Chair of the 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). In tandem, it will mark Gibraltar as Chair of the Conference of Commonwealth Postal Administrations (CCPA).

Leaders from 53 countries will gather in London next week for the 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). The week-long summit is expected to attract around 5,000 participants from government, business, and civil society under the theme ‘Towards a Common Future’.

Young people will be at the heart of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in London next April. That’s according to the UK prime minister, Theresa May, as she launched the theme for CHOGM 2018, ‘Towards a Common Future’.

Plans by Arnold Smith, the first Commonwealth Secretary-General, to provide Commonwealth countries with a fund for multilateral aid came to fruition in the early 1970s.

Commonwealth leaders came together in 1977 to agree an effective boycott of sporting contacts with South Africa.

August 1979: Accord on racism sets out Commonwealth duty to tackle discrimination and apartheid.

The Prime Minister of Malta, Joseph Muscat, has expressed confidence that Commonwealth member countries will weather any economic and security storms on the horizon owing to what he described as the ‘Commonwealth Effect’.

Commonwealth leaders issue statement on climate action ahead of COP21.

Leaders at the Commonwealth Heads of Government summit elect Cyprus to chair the newly reconstituted Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG).

CHOGM Leaders' Statement, Communique and Forum Outcome Statements. Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Malta 27- 29 November 2015.

Northern Ireland and the Bahamas have expressed an interest in hosting the next two Commonwealth Youth Games.

Commonwealth Finance Access Hub will help countries successfully bid for climate action funding.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron urged governments to step up efforts to tackle corruption, violent extremism and climate change

Young leaders from across the Commonwealth with Heads of Government and UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon in a unique exchange on unemployment, climate change and violent extremism.

Commonwealth foreign ministers and civil society organisations came together today for a roundtable discussion to raise priority issues and strengthen partnerships.

Commonwealth Heads of Government ended their summit in Malta with an agreement on new measures to tackle climate change.

Commonwealth countries pledge billions of pounds to climate action in a special session at the Commonwealth summit.

Baroness Scotland selected Commonwealth Secretary-General.

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Opening Ceremony in Malta.

The Prince of Wales addressing delegates at the Commonwealth summit.