RSS Feed |The largest, global dialogue ever undertaken between the peoples of the Commonwealth about their association…This is the Commonwealth Conversation.
This conversation-starter is written by Anna Feuchtwang, Chief Executive of EveryChild. For over 25 years, and in over 15 countries around the world, EveryChild has been fighting to protect children without the care of a family, and those at risk of ending up on their own.
Categories: Health, Human Rights, The Commonwealth's Relevance
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To mark the 22nd annual World AIDS Day, Kamalesh Sharma, the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, has co-authored an article in Britain’s Daily Telegraph, along with Michel Sidibe of UNAIDS and Peter Piot of Imperial College, London.
Categories: Health
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Muttiah ‘Murali’ Muralitharan is the leading wicket-taker in Test cricket history and Sri Lanka’s greatest player of all time. He is also a dedicated humanitarian and philanthropist, serving as a trustee of the Foundation of Goodness, which seeks to help Sri Lanka’s rural poor.
In this exclusive interview for the Commonwealth Conversation, he talks about the power of sport to unite people irrespective of race and religion and what the Commonwealth could do to help Sri Lanka build a better future.
Tags: Sri Lanka
Categories: Education, Health, Peace & Conflict, Sport, homepage items
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The post is written by Carl Wright, Secretary-General, Commonwealth Local Government Forum. 
The Commonwealth should take a more active role in supporting and promoting local government. As an organisation it should return to what it does best: fostering partnerships and positive links. It is on a local level that the future success of the Commonwealth will be seen.
Local government is often viewed as the poor relation to its glamorous national associates, but it is through us that thriving, safer communities are developed, and the Millennium Development Goals will be delivered. It is best placed to provide basic services such as water, sanitation and primary health care for its people. It is closest to them and knows their needs and concerns. It is where involvement and consultation can be focused and effective channels for the engagement of local people and other stakeholders in the wider work the Commonwealth does can be built.
Why then is this crucial element of modern democracy all too often ignored by heads of Government in important international discussions?
Tags: climate change, Education, Health, Local Government
Categories: Climate Change & Environment, Economic Development, Education, Health, Mobility & Exchange, homepage items
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Watch a video about the Commonwealth’s work on Health and Development and tell us what you think . . . Continue reading…
Tags: development, Health, MDGs
Categories: Health
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