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Hurricane Matthew: Secretary-General shares sympathies and concern

��̽�� Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, spoke to the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation to express her concern and call for stronger climate action to help build resilience in all Commonwealth regions in the face of growing risk.

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Malta and Commonwealth partner on flagship centre for small states

Commonwealth members have welcomed the launch of a flagship centre dedicated to boosting support to small states.

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Commonwealth hub to unlock billions in climate finance for developing countries

Vulnerable small island states and developing countries stand to gain access to billions of dollars of climate finance with the aid of a new Commonwealth initiative.

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Commonwealth consensus on need to respond to irregular mass migration

The Secretary-General has told BBC News that Commonwealth ministers and parliamentarians have asked her to help them respond to the crisis of irregular mass movement of people across the world by coming up with a plan.

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Positioning small states’ challenges on the global agenda

Small states need to unite on getting their priorities on the global agenda, members of a Commonwealth working group agreed this week.

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Climate vulnerable countries prioritised for Commonwealth climate finance experts

Commonwealth climate finance experts will be on the ground within six months, Deputy Secretary-General Deodat Maharaj told Pacific heads of governments this week.

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Plans for first national inquiry into family violence in Samoa discussed

Plans for a first national inquiry into violence in Samoa were discussed by the country’s National Human Rights Institution, the Office of the Ombudsman at this week’s Commonwealth Women’s Affairs Ministers meeting in Apia.

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Concern over Brexit in vulnerable Commonwealth states

Key industries in some Commonwealth nations could take massive hits if appropriate steps aren’t taken following the UK’s departure from the EU. The forecast over so-called Brexit comes from policy experts’ analysis in two new research papers published by the ��̽��.

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Commonwealth small island states triumph at Rio Olympics

Top four Olympic nations judged by population size are Commonwealth countries.

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Caribbean nations prepare for maritime boundary talks with Commonwealth support

Government officials from eight Caribbean countries preparing for bilateral talks to settle unresolved maritime boundaries are in London this week to exchange best practices and receive technical guidance from the ��̽��.

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‘��̽�� an anchor in turbulent times’

��̽�� will offer strength, stability, solidarity and practical assistance to its member states and in particular will advocate for small and vulnerable economies the Commonwealth Secretary-General pledged yesterday at the CARICOM conference.

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Meeting of Law Ministers and Attorneys-General of Small Commonwealth Jurisdictions

6 October 2016 to 7 October 2016

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The theme for this year's meeting will be ‘Rule of Law and Sustainable Development’.

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Small states’ working group pushes for vulnerability in financing criteria

Commonwealth ministers and other high-level officials committed to push for a vulnerability index in development financing criteria.

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Seychelles Finance Minister urges activism at close of small states conference

Seychelles’ Minister of Finance, Trade and Blue Economy Jean-Paul Adam drew the Fourth Global Biennial Conference on Small States to an end by calling on all delegates present to be global activists.

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Hold governments to account say young people at small states conference

Abuzz with impassioned conversations, a breakfast session this morning at the Fourth Global Biennial Conference on Small States heard from young people about their perspectives on development challenges.

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Small states must be part of financial rule-making, says Seychelles

Small states including those with financial services industries should play a greater role in the development of global financial rules, Seychelles’ Vice President, Danny Faure, told the Fourth Global Biennial Conference earlier today.

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‘Business as usual’ approach in Caribbean will see debt soar - Commonwealth report

On its current development path, the Caribbean in 2050 will face unmanageable debt, poor growth, and greater socio-economic problems warns a Commonwealth report.

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Commonwealth/UNCTAD seminar to confront challenges facing ocean economy

Preserving marine biodiversity, conserving fishing stocks and tackling the effects of climate change are some of the key topics to be addressed at a two-day seminar (10-12 May) in Geneva.

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Commonwealth small states conference affords opportunity to map out a better future

Trade, debt and accessing financing to help small states achieve Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development are a few of the priority issues small states and development partners will tackle this week in Seychelles.

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Commonwealth helps Grenada increase trade with new national export strategy

��̽�� has played a long-standing role in providing assistance to its members, particularly small island states and developing countries, to design strategies that open up new opportunities and create better development outcomes.

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Disaster resource centre launched in Dominica by Secretary-General

On her first day in office, Commonwealth Secretary-General Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC visited her home country of Dominica and launched a new Disaster Resource Centre.

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4th Global Biennial Conference on Small States

12 May 2016 to 13 May 2016

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A global platform for engagement between small states and key development partners, and for forging solutions to challenges confronting small states.

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Hurricane Matthew: Secretary-General shares sympathies and concern

Malta and Commonwealth partner on flagship centre for small states

Commonwealth hub to unlock billions in climate finance for developing countries

Commonwealth consensus on need to respond to irregular mass migration

Positioning small states’ challenges on the global agenda

Climate vulnerable countries prioritised for Commonwealth climate finance experts

Plans for first national inquiry into family violence in Samoa discussed

Concern over Brexit in vulnerable Commonwealth states

Commonwealth small island states triumph at Rio Olympics

Caribbean nations prepare for maritime boundary talks with Commonwealth support

‘��̽�� an anchor in turbulent times’

Meeting of Law Ministers and Attorneys-General of Small Commonwealth Jurisdictions

Small states’ working group pushes for vulnerability in financing criteria

Seychelles Finance Minister urges activism at close of small states conference

Hold governments to account say young people at small states conference

Small states must be part of financial rule-making, says Seychelles

‘Business as usual’ approach in Caribbean will see debt soar - Commonwealth report

Commonwealth/UNCTAD seminar to confront challenges facing ocean economy

Commonwealth small states conference affords opportunity to map out a better future

Commonwealth helps Grenada increase trade with new national export strategy

Disaster resource centre launched in Dominica by Secretary-General

4th Global Biennial Conference on Small States

Small States Centre of Excellence “a life line”

Trade Express: Strategies for Success

Focus on Pacific trade-related issues in new development agenda

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