I join the people of Bangladesh in mourning the loss of Sharif Osman Hadi and convey my sincere condolences to his family and ...

A Commonwealth Observer Group (COG), which observed Guyana’s 1 September 2025 General and Regional Elections has concluded that the elections were largely peaceful with voting, counting, and ...

The Secretary-General’s decision was informed by a Pre-Election Assessment Mission undertaken by the Secretariat staff team from 21 to 25 July 2025. The Pre-Election Assessment Mission met with ...

Remarks by the Commonwealth Secretary-General at the King's Trust International: Legacy in Motion event on Wednesday 26 November 2025 at the Royal Over-Seas League. Read speech - Remarks by the ...

Commonwealth countries today adopted the Apia Commonwealth Ocean Declaration for One Resilient Common Future, which calls on all 56 Commonwealth nations to protect and restore the ocean in the face of ...

Applications are now open for citizens of Commonwealth countries in Africa to join the prestigious Commonwealth Africa Cyber Fellowship programme. Set up in 2022, the fellowship is a unique platform ...

In 2020, the share of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in world trade remained at just 1%. Although the Istanbul Programme of Action (IPoA) for LDCs and SDG target 17.11 both sought to double LDCs’ ...

Sea level rise is a clear and present danger to the Pacific Island nation of Tonga. Since the record-breaking volcanic eruption a year ago, which triggered up to 15m tsunami waves that gutted entire ...

On the final day of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2022 (CHOGM 2022), leaders met today in Kigali, under the theme of 'Delivering a Common Future: Connecting, Innovating, Transforming'.

The Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, today convened a high-level panel on the margins of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change COP28 in Dubai on Leveraging ...

In today’s rapidly evolving global economy, the World Trade Organization (WTO) continues to serve as a vital platform for fostering cooperation among its 166 members. The Commonwealth, representing 56 ...