Governance & Democracy

Governance & Democracy

Commonwealth People's Forum: Read the full civil society statement Click here for more

Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development

Disability groups work together across Commonwealth. Click here to read more


Commonwealth takes call for action on 2005 cultural convention to UNESCO

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: 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

Climate change, water and health issues

New ways of working from all in civil society will help address sanitation issuesimpacted by climate change.

17CCEM Stakeholders' Forum

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

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

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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