A series of high-level ministerial meetings will bring together representatives from all Commonwealth member countries to exchange views and discuss joint strategies around governance, sustainable development and climate issues, in the margins of the High-Level week of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.
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Commonwealth ministers to meet in New York to lay groundwork for CHOGM summit and COP28
The 59th meeting of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) was held virtually on 2 December 2021. The CMAG met virtually due to COVID-19 restrictions. Following the meeting, the group released their Concluding Statement, available here.
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59th Meeting of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group
Foreign Affairs Ministers from across the Commonwealth met yesterday for the 21st annual Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting (CFAMM). The meeting was held virtually for the second year in a row due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers meet to discuss COVID19, vaccines and climate change
The Commonwealth Ministerial Committee on Belize met virtually on Tuesday 14 September 2021.
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Statement from Commonwealth Ministerial Committee on Belize
The Commonwealth Ministerial Group on Guyana was convened virtually on 14 September 2021 by the Commonwealth Secretary-General, The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC.
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Statement from Commonwealth Ministerial Group on Guyana
The 58th meeting of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) was held virtually on 24 March 2021. The CMAG met virtually due to COVID-19 restrictions. Following the meeting, the group released their concluding statement.
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58th Meeting of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group
The concluding statement of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group was delivered after a virtual meeting held on 31 March 2020.
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56th Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group meeting
The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) met for the 55th time to discuss developments in member states.
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Ministerial Action Group meets in New York
The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) today met for the 54th time to discuss developments in member states.
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Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group meets to consider adherence to political values in member states
Foreign affairs ministers have reiterated their commitment to work with the Commonwealth Secretariat to deliver the range of initiatives agreed at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in April, 2018.
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Commonwealth ministers set out plan for implementation of leaders’ mandates
Members of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group met The Prince of Wales at Clarence House on the occasion of the group’s fiftieth meeting.
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Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group members meet The Prince of Wales
Foreign ministers on the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) have underlined the Commonwealth’s role in promoting democracy and peace-building, at the group’s fiftieth meeting.
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Ministerial Action Group hails Commonwealth role in peace-building at 50th meeting
The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) gathered in London on 24 February 2016 for an extraordinary meeting to discuss the outcomes of a fact-finding visit by a delegation of its members to the Maldives earlier in the month.
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Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group supports inclusive political dialogue in Maldives
Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) meeting at the United Nations
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Ministerial Action Group deepens its work on democratic governance in Commonwealth countries
The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) to meet in London
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The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) to meet in London
The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) held its forty-fourth meeting in New York, on 26 September 2014.
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Concluding Statement of Meeting of Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group, New York
The flag of the Republic of Fiji went up at the Commonwealth Secretariat gardens in London, following a positive decision to change the status of the country's membership in the organisation.
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Fiji flag flies again following Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group decision
CMAG decided that Fiji’s current full suspension from the Commonwealth should be changed to suspension from the councils of the Commonwealth, thus permitting Fiji once again to participate in a range of Commonwealth activities.
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Concluding statement of the 43rd Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group
CMAG recalled its decision of 13 November to place Maldives on its formal agenda pending the holding of a credible election on 16 November and the inauguration of a new president. Ministers therefore decided to remove Maldives from CMAG’s formal agenda.
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Statement by Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group
CMAG has decided to place Maldives once again on its formal agenda, pending the holding of a credible election on 16 November and the inauguration of a new president.
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Statement on Maldives by the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group
Meeting in New York today, Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) Ministers considered the situation in Maldives, where the second round of the presidential election would have been due to take place on 28 September 2013.
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Joint Statement on Maldives by the Commonwealth Secretary-General and the Chair of Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group
Marlborough House, London
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Transcript of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group press conference
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<li>The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) held its thirty-ninth meeting in London on 26 April 2013. </li>
<li>The meeting was chaired by Hon Dr Dipu Moni, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh. It was also attended by Senator the Hon Bob Carr, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia; Hon John Baird, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Canada; Hon AJ Nicholson, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica; Hon Dr Abdul Samad Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives; Hon Dr Samura Kamara, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sierra Leone; Hon Bernard K Membe, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Tanzania; Hon Winston Dookeran, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago; and Hon Nipake Edward Natapei, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade of Vanuatu.</li>
<li>CMAG welcomed the recent adoption by Heads of Government, and signature by The Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, of the Charter of the Commonwealth, encapsulating the core values and principles of the Commonwealth. It noted that the Charter reaffirmed the Commonwealth’s commitment inter alia to democracy, human rights, the rule of law, separation of powers, freedom of expression, good governance, tolerance, respect and understanding and the role of civil society. As the custodian of the Commonwealth’s fundamental political values, the Group pledged to continue to promote these commonly agreed goals.</li>
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<p>The Group reviewed developments in relation to the country currently on its formal agenda, Fiji
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Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group 39th Meeting Concluding Statement
<li>The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) held its thirty-ninth meeting in London on 26 April 2013. </li>
<li>The meeting was chaired by Hon Dr Dipu Moni, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh. It was also attended by Senator the Hon Bob Carr, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia; Hon John Baird, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Canada; Hon AJ Nicholson, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica; Hon Dr Abdul Samad Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives; Hon Dr Samura Kamara, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sierra Leone; Hon Bernard K Membe, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Tanzania; Hon Winston Dookeran, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago; and Hon Nipake Edward Natapei, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade of Vanuatu.</li>
<li>CMAG welcomed the recent adoption by Heads of Government, and signature by The Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, of the Charter of the Commonwealth, encapsulating the core values and principles of the Commonwealth. It noted that the Charter reaffirmed the Commonwealth’s commitment inter alia to democracy, human rights, the rule of law, separation of powers, freedom of expression, good governance, tolerance, respect and understanding and the role of civil society. As the custodian of the Commonwealth’s fundamental political values, the Group pledged to continue to promote these commonly agreed goals.</li>
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<p>The Group reviewed developments in relation to the country currently on its formal agenda, Fiji
25 April 2013 – The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG), made up of nine foreign ministers, will meet at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London, UK, on Friday 26 April 2013. CMAG will discuss political developments in Fiji since September 2012, when the Group last met in New York. Fiji remains fully suspended from the Commonwealth and on CMAG’s formal agenda.
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Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group to meet in London
Ministers to discuss findings of ministerial mission
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Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group to meet on Maldives