Global efforts to achieve universal health coverage are put at risk by threats to national health systems including recent virus outbreaks such Ebola and Zika, as well as climate change, Commonwealth Health Ministers have warned.
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Governments focus on boosting health security in response to emerging threats
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Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland made a heartfelt appeal today in support of a new campaign to raise awareness about domestic violence in the United Kingdom.
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Commonwealth Secretary-General says ‘No More’ to domestic violence
Young leaders from around the Commonwealth who are temporarily based in the UK for study or work are to be connected and engaged by ‘CommonTies’, a new initiative launched by the Commonwealth Secretariat today.
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New initiative for young professionals and students launched by the Commonwealth
Hub discussion explores ways to increase loans, scholarships and other forms of education funding
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Financing individuals to further their education
Sport experts and evaluation specialists from across the Commonwealth met this week at Marlborough House, the headquarters of the Commonwealth Secretariat.
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Commonwealth experts to ensure sport makes strong contribution to sustainable development
Addressing a major United Nations conference in Geneva, Secretary-General Scotland pledged the Commonwealth’s commitment to support the United Nations Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism.
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Focus on early intervention to counter violent extremism, says Secretary-General
‘No more excuses on decisive and effective climate action!’ This was the message that rang loud and clear as Commonwealth governments and climate change experts and practitioners met today at a Commonwealth Dialogue on Climate Change.
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Commonwealth pledges to deliver on Paris climate change agreement
Experts from across the Commonwealth met in London last week to assess health security and universal health coverage ahead of the 2016 Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting in May.
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Health Hub and health security on agenda for ministerial meeting
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To mark the Third International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP), the Commonwealth Secretariat is convening a Commonwealth Debate on Sport and Sustainable Development.
22 May 2016 to 22 May 2016
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The Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting took place in Geneva on 22 May 2016 under the theme, ‘Health Security and access to Universal Health Coverage’.
Statement to mark International Women’s Day 2016 throughout the Commonwealth
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International Women’s Day 2016
To mark International Women’s Day, the Commonwealth Secretariat will hold a panel discussion in London on 8 March under the theme, 'Sustained education of women and girls for their economic and political empowerment'.
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International Women’s Day 2016: Ending global inequality in education
29 February 2016 to 25 March 2016
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The e-discussion on increasing access to education on the Commonwealth Education Hub will run between 29 February and 25 March 2016.
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Commonwealth Sports Ministers to address the contribution sport can make to the Sustainable Development Goals.
8 March 2016 to 8 March 2016
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To commemorate IWD the Commonwealth Secretariat will be holding a panel discussion on: 'Sustained education of women and girls for their economic and political empowerment'.
Leading global health policy experts met at the Commonwealth Secretariat this week to discuss challenges facing global health security.
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Podcast: Experts examine threats to global health security
Parliamentarians from Commonwealth countries in Asia have adopted a declaration to safeguard and promote human rights, concluding a three-day seminar in Sri Lanka.
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Commonwealth Asia MPs join forces on human rights
The Government of Sri Lanka will host a Commonwealth seminar next week to improve human rights in Asia by strengthening the role of parliamentarians and establishing a dedicated regional network.
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Sri Lanka hosts Commonwealth regional human rights seminar for parliamentarians
The Commonwealth should seek "equitable and decent work for all” to ensure no-one is left behind in a fast-changing world, states Deodat Maharaj at a joint conference of UNDP and the Commonwealth Secretariat.
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Commonwealth must strive for decent work for all and inclusive development
A seminar, giving knowledge and skills to more effectively deal with domestic abuse was organised by the Commonwealth Secretariat, in partnership with Guyana’s judiciary and the Commonwealth Magistrates’ and Judges’ Association.
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Combatting domestic violence in Guyana through the justice system
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A presentation of the UNDP 2015 Human Development Report by lead author Mr Selim Jahan, Director of the Human Development Report Office.
Human rights education will make children in Mauritius become responsible citizens, global citizens and consolidate its identity as a rainbow nation
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Teachers in Mauritius trained to educate students on human rights
The Chair of a new Commonwealth Education Ministerial Group warns that countries are “still falling short” on outcomes for schoolchildren and students.
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Commonwealth ministerial group reaching for quality education
New e-discussion launched on Commonwealth Education Hub.
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Education Hub discusses the changing patterns in boys' educational achievement