Governance & Democracy
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Sustainable Development
Disability groups work together across Commonwealth. Click here to read more
Latest News
Commonwealth takes call for action on 2005 cultural convention to UNESCO
The diversity of a country's cultural expressions - its films, TV programmes, music and books - is, according to Commonwealth civil society, increasingly in need of protection and promotion.
Civil society: a force for transformation
Civil society is a force for transformation: the Commonwealth Foundation launches its vision and strategy for 2008 to 2012.
Climate change, water and health issues
New ways of working from all in civil society will help address sanitation issuesimpacted by climate change.
Spotlights
17CCEM Stakeholders' Forum
Your views needed on education in the Commonwealth before the next Ministers Meeting in June 2009. Read full details and contribute here.
Blurring the line between fact & fiction
Commonwealth Writers' Prize entrants draw heavily on truth for winning tales of fiction. Read how Lawrence Hill and Tahmima Anam took inspiration from history.
Fraudulent Email
It has come to our attention that an email is circulating from an unknown source falsely using the Commonwealth Foundation's name.
If you have information about this scam or if you receive a suspicious email with the Commonwealth Foundation's name in it, please contact p.mahoney@commonwealth.int
External News (RSS)
Timeline: Zimbabwe
A chronology of key events
Cash boost for Commonwealth teams
New funding is announced to help Scottish athletes preparing for the Commonwealth Games.
Commonwealth Games 'gateway' plan
Renfrewshire launches a 'Gateway to the Games' vision for the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
Sports post for Games bid chief
The woman who led Glasgow's Commonwealth Games bid is appointed chairwoman of sportscotland.
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Podcasts
Is the internet killing reading?
Is reading dying in today's internet environment? Find out what panelists had to say at a recent Commonwealth Writers' Prize discussion.
Indra Sinha, 2008 Commonwealth Writers' Prize regional winner
Indra Sinha, winner of the 2008 Commonwealth Writers' Prize Europe and South Asia Best Book award, talks about his winning novel, Animal's People, and where the true inspiration for writing this latest book came from.
Suzuki sets the real bottom line
Speaking before the 11th Annual Commonwealth Lecture, award winning environmentalist David Suzuki explains what the real bottom line is when it comes to saving the planet.
Integrating climate change and sustainable development
Nobel Peace Prize co-winner Professor Mohan Munasinghe addressed the Commonwealth on an approach to integrating climate change and sustainable development.
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