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10 CHOGM 2018: A Blue Charter for the Commonwealth .... with disabilities on the planet live in the global south, in ..... Commonwealth Blue Charter at CHOGM.
COMMONWEALTH BLUE CHARTER A call for co-ordinated action
EQUALITY AND JUSTICE A new alliance is launched
CHOGM 2018 The summit and the forums
GENDER MATTERS! Programme in Colombo
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WELCOME
WELCOME As The Royal Commonwealth Society celebrates its 150th year, I should like to take this opportunity of introducing this 12th edition of Commonwealth Voices to say thank you to the many contributors supporters and Fellows associated with the Society’s journey. There is no doubt that the longevity and work of the Society would not have happened without all of you. I’d also like to introduce myself. Whilst I took up the Chief Executive post in mid-June, I am aware that this will be a first introduction for many readers. The following pages do, in many ways, reflect why I was attracted to The Royal Commonwealth Society. The newly formed Equality & Justice Alliance (pages 6-7), for example, in which we partner with three progressive organisations to deliver legal reform for Women’s and LGBT rights, along with the often observed ability of the RCS to punch above its weight with events such as The Queen’s Birthday Party Concert and the upcoming Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition Award Ceremony. Other topics covered include The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy (pages 12-13), CYGEN (pages 14-15) and examples of initiatives of RCS branches in Asia (pages 18-19), which all highlight both the thematic and geographic breadth of the Society’s work. I am delighted to be associated with the Society at this point when, at the 150 year mark, it still actively demonstrates the value and values of the Commonwealth. I look forward to working with the RCS team to ensure that the relevance and progressiveness of the Society is maintained. I hope you will be encouraged by our work as demonstrated in this edition of Commonwealth Voices.
CONTENTS 2 IN THE NEWS: Zimbabwe and the Commonwealth 3 SPOTLIGHT: The Society and the Commonwealth 4 COMMONWEALTH CONCERN: Data is Key 6 PROGRAMME IN PARTNERSHIP: Better Laws, Better Lives 8 CHOGM 2018: CHOGM 2018 Round-up 10 CHOGM 2018: A Blue Charter for the Commonwealth 11 CHOGM 2020: The Road to Rwanda – Looking Ahead to CHOGM 2020 12 PROGRAMME IN PARTNERSHIP: 30,000 Square Miles of The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy 14 COMMONWEALTH ACTION: Gender Matters! 16 COMMONWEALTH YOUTH: The Commonwealth Digital Challenge 17 COMMONWEALTH YOUTH: City Builders can hold the key to preventing climate change 18 RCS REGION-WIDE: Active in Asia 20 COMING UP IN THE COMMONWEALTH
Dr Greg Munro Chief Executive
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VOICES SEPTEMBER 2018
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IN THE NEWS
ZIMBABWE AND THE COMMONWEALTH Zimbabwe’s relationship with the Commonwealth has been a troubled one… Zimbabwe was suspended by member states in 2002 after accusations of electionrigging and political persecution. When the suspension was extended at the 2003 CHOGM, President Robert Mugabe withdrew from membership and declared: “Zimbabwe quits and quits it will be”. Now Zimbabwe and the Commonwealth are back in the news, following Robert Mugabe’s dramatic ousting from power in November 2017. His replacement is former Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who stepped up to lead the country for the remainder of Mugabe’s term. Shortly after, in May 2018, Zimbabwe submitted an application to re-join the Commonwealth.
This was followed by the announcement of bellwether elections – a key test of whether President Mnangagwa’s new image of Zimbabwean democracy and stability would be translated into actions, and of whether Zimbabwe could be re-admitted to the Commonwe
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Commonwealth lie in its network of diaspora, cultural and ... The RCS is an extensive network of self- governing ... a central role in addressing gender equality.
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Oct 9, 2013 - sources of trade finance, particularly for poor and small economies; and more .... Commonwealth developing countries, with an export value of $253 billion, accounting for ... a short-term nature which mitigates the business risks betwee
When Commonwealth Heads of. Government met in Singapore in. January 1971, they agreed on a set of ideals which are embraced by all mem- bers and provide a basis for peace, understanding and goodwill among all nations and people. The core beliefs of t
