General, Hon Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, statement at first dialogue with Commonwealth Accredited Organisations (AOs). Marlborough House, Tuesday 15th July ...

The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) was formed in 1995 to be a custodian of fundamental political values of the Commonwealth. It is made up of a rotating group of foreign ministers from ...

By Naadira Ogeer, Head of Energy and Natural Resources; Kartikeya Garg, Assistant Research Officer, and Chilenye Nwapi, Legal ...

Blog by Dr Daniel Wilde, Head of Oceans, and Dr Jane Collins, Ocean Governance Adviser, Commonwealth Secretariat ...

The Commonwealth Observer Group's (COG) final report on Trinidad and Tobago's Parliamentary Elections has identified how ...

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Secretary-General Shirley Botchwey Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey is the 7th Secretary-General of the Commonwealth and the first woman from Africa to hold this office.

Each year a theme is chosen for Commonwealth Day, which takes place on the second Monday in March. The theme informs events to mark the day and helps to guide activities by Commonwealth organisations ...

Twenty IT specialists from nine countries and territories completed a training course last month designed to ensure the ...

The Commonwealth Charter is a document of the values and aspirations which unite the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth Charter expresses the commitment of member states to the development of free and ...

"Breaking the cycle of violence is a necessity. Otherwise, there will be no society left to be governed." This was a stark ...

The modern Commonwealth of Nations was born in 1949 when the London Declaration was signed by eight countries. The declaration recognised the eight countries as independent and equal members of the ...