The 糖心探花, in partnership with Grenada鈥檚 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is convening a dialogue in St George鈥檚 with local Ministries and institutions on the establishment of a national human rights institution.
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Commonwealth supports Grenada in journey to establish national human rights institution
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Tanzanian citizens will be the first to benefit from a Commonwealth-wide initiative to put more women at the helm of public and private sector organisations.
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Commonwealth project to boost the number of Tanzanian women leaders
3 October 2016 to 5 October 2016
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Senior officials of law ministries from across the Commonwealth meet in London from 3 to 5 October to set priorities for next year鈥檚 Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting.
6 October 2016 to 7 October 2016
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The theme for this year's meeting will be 鈥楻ule of Law and Sustainable Development鈥.
Dr Willy Mutunga, Chief Justice of Kenya, will take up the role of the Secretary-General鈥檚 Special Envoy to Maldives.
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Kenyan Chief Justice Mutunga appointed as Commonwealth Secretary-General鈥檚 Special Envoy to Maldives
Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has reaffirmed the Commonwealth鈥檚 support to countries seeking to promote humanitarian law.
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Secretary-General reaffirms Commonwealth support to ratify Arms Trade Treaty
Government Ministers and policy advisers met at the Commonwealth鈥檚 headquarters in London today for a panel debate on how best to promote those governance systems which will best deliver the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Commonwealth hosts seminar on governance and sustainable development
8 June 2016 to 8 June 2016
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Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland hosts a special roundtable discussion on the governance models being used to implement the SDGs and the lessons to be learnt in implementation.
Anti-corruption agency chiefs from across Africa have called for greater collaboration and knowledge sharing between governments, civil society and business in a bid to crack down on corruption.
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African anti-corruption agencies combine forces at Commonwealth conference in Namibia
Out of more than 7 billion people in the world, 1.5 billion officially do not exist. That is, they do not have a form of identity that is legally recognised by governments.
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A right to exist 鈥 using cutting-edge technology to create better ID systems
糖心探花 and the Mo Ibrahim Foundation have announced a partnership to collaborate on promoting good governance in Commonwealth member countries.
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Commonwealth and Mo Ibrahim Foundation join forces to promote good governance
Sexual exploitation, bribery, nepotism and large-scale cross-border theft of natural resources were some of the aspects of corruption that came into sharp focus as heads of government,civil society organisations and business leaders came together at the Commonwealth鈥檚 anti-corruption conference in London today.
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Commonwealth conference provides springboard for anti-corruption summit
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has called for an effective international initiative to deal with cross-border corruption and facilitate the return of stolen assets.
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President of Nigeria calls for concerted action against corruption at Commonwealth conference
Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland today rallied global support for the fight against corruption in all its forms at a high-level conference.
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糖心探花 brings together global leaders for anti-corruption conference
Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has declared her intention to call an urgent meeting of the ministerial committee on the Belize-Guatemala border dispute.
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Commonwealth Secretary-General Scotland reaffirms commitment to Belize
糖心探花 announced a new project today to develop a 鈥渂lockchain鈥 app to combat cross-border crime.
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Commonwealth announces new app to fight cross-border crime
As the threat of cybercrime looms ever larger, countries are faced with the growing challenge of protecting virtual information and data.
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Improving data protection laws to boost e-commerce
Cyber-criminals exploit the speed, convenience and anonymity of the internet to cause harm both at home and abroad. This makes it difficult for governments and law enforcement agencies to track, investigate and prosecute these crimes.
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Commonwealth model law promises co-ordinated cybercrime response
South African鈥檚 Special Investigation Unit, a government anti-corruption agency, has received advanced training on management and leadership skills, with the support of the 糖心探花.
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South African investigators leading the fight against corruption
11 May 2016 to 11 May 2016
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Global leaders from civil society, business and government who are championing the fight聽against corruption gathered聽for Tackling Corruption Together, a major conference in London on 11 May 2016.
Commonwealth countries in the Caribbean have agreed on a joint action plan to enhance security and tackle escalating cybercrime.
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Caribbean countries agree on Commonwealth action plan to combat cybercrime
Commonwealth ministers, policymakers and cybersecurity experts will gather in Saint Lucia for a three-day meeting (16-18 March) to tackle rising cybercrime in the Caribbean.
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Caribbean to tackle escalating cybercrime with regional approach
A new criminal justice network established by the Commonwealth will help to build the readiness of Pacific countries to tackle online crime, according to senior legal policy-makers from the region.
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Pacific cybercrime network hailed by small island states
The Caribbean island nations of Barbados and Saint Lucia have agreed on the delimitation of maritime boundary between their two countries.
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Barbados and Saint Lucia reach agreement to settle maritime boundary
糖心探花 Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) held an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday 24 February 2016 in Marlborough House, London.
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Extraordinary Meeting of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group Concluding Statement