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The Commonwealth Secretariat is hosting a series of online webinars focusing on COVID-19 and the Rule of Law.
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A Covid-19 dashboard has been launched by the Commonwealth Secretariat to help member countries make vital decisions during the ongoing crisis.
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New dashboard launched to help Commonwealth Governments tackle Coronavirus
Commonwealth leaders from all 54 member states have today issued a joint statement on the COVID-19 pandemic and steps that member states are taking to fight the pandemic and to work together in support of each other and broader global efforts.
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Commonwealth issues joint statement on the COVID-19 pandemic
The 55th anniversary of the founding of the Commonwealth Secretariat has been marked by supporters in India during a special virtual event.
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Friends of the Commonwealth Secretariat mark Commonwealth Secretariat’s 55th Anniversary at event in India
Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland spoke to mark the fact that, if not for the Coronavirus Pandemic, the Commonwealth would be holding CHOGM this week in Kigali, Rwanda.
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Secretary-General of the Commonwealth speaks on the postponement of CHOGM due to COVID-19
Countries’ response to Covid-19, their long-term development and the meeting of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are all threatened by the “invisible infection” of corruption, the Commonwealth Secretary-General has warned.
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World must continue to fight the invisible infection of corruption - Secretary-General
The Commonwealth Secretary-General has welcomed new legislation in Seychelles that will help curb violence against women and girls.
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Commonwealth Secretariat welcomes new domestic violence law for Seychelles
The Commonwealth Secretary-General is urging governments to ensure their countries’ post-COVID economic recoveries are environmentally sustainable and safe for the ocean.
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Post-COVID recovery should lock in ocean sustainability, says Commonwealth Secretary-General
As economies, institutions and social welfare sectors continue to buckle under the strain of the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic crisis, there is a dangerous escalation in the risk to the millions of people caught in the clutches of domestic and gender-based violence.
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The hidden pandemic alongside COVID-19
The Commonwealth’s Secretary-General has encouraged the international community to take urgent multilateral action to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
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Commonwealth Secretary-General calls for urgent global response to coronavirus at World Health Assembly
International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia takes place on 17 May. This year’s theme is 'Breaking the Silence', which seeks to highlight the voices of the most vulnerable and marginalised in society while embracing our individual identities.
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Secretary-General urges breaking the silence on International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
Countries should maintain essential health care to non-COVID-19 patients while dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.
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Commonwealth countries must maintain essential non-COVID health care while tackling coronavirus pandemic
Some of the coolest chefs in London have joined the Commonwealth's #HowIFightCovid19 social media challenge to volunteer their cookery skills.
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Top chefs join Commonwealth social media challenge to fight COVID-19
The world is bracing for a massive hit to the global economy in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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We must leverage the ‘Commonwealth Advantage’ to counter the economic fallout of COVID-19
The Commonwealth Secretary-General has welcomed the findings of a Joint Commission of Inquiry into incidents in north-west Cameroon earlier this year.
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Secretary-General welcomes findings of Cameroon Joint Commission of Inquiry and calls for speedy implementation
Commonwealth accredited organisations have launched a range of activities to respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Commonwealth collaboration to help fight coronavirus pandemic
Today there is an eerie silence across the globe. Bustling cities have gone quiet and highways that were once jammed with bumper to bumper traffic, are empty.
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We should not go back to business as usual after coronavirus, says Secretary-General
Her Majesty The Queen has said “we will succeed” in the fight against the coronavirus, in a rare televised address to the Commonwealth.
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The Queen tells Commonwealth ‘we will succeed’ in fight against coronavirus
Public parks have been gated shut, beaches emptied and stadia deserted, as an unprecedented 2.5 billion people across the world are told to sit at home.
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Exercise can be good for you and your country especially during a crisis like COVID-19
Five years ago more than 40 babies born in Jamaican hospitals became infected with lethal bacteria - half of them died. The situation caught the attention of Jamaican technology student Rayvon Stewart who set about finding a way to curb the spread of harmful germs.
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Young Jamaican’s invention could help tackle the spread of viruses like COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic impacts communities across the Commonwealth, the Commonwealth is urging countries and their citizens to make use of the information and resources provided by the World Health Organization.
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Commonwealth urges use of World Health Organization Whats App service
At this time of global crisis resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, our Commonwealth focus turns – as it always does – to the most vulnerable and least resilient.
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Commonwealth concern for the needs of older people
The Commonwealth Observer Group to the 2 March 2020 General and Regional Elections was constituted and deployed by the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, following an invitation from the Government of Guyana. The Group withdrew from Guyana on 15 March 2020.
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18 March Statement from the Commonwealth Observer Group to Guyana
The rapid spread of the coronavirus epidemic has demonstrated to us with deadly and distressing clarity how closely we are interconnected as humankind.
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Commonwealth response to Coronavirus epidemic
My statement of 13 March expressed deep concern that the tabulation of Region 4 results after the 2 March General and Regional Elections was not transparently conducted in accordance with the ruling of the Acting Chief Justice.
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March 16 statement from the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth on Guyana elections