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Commonwealth helps Maldives claim 165,000 sq km of additional seabed

A successful submission to the UN will secure exclusive rights to potentially lucrative natural resources. Click here

Commonwealth Secretary-General welcomes Zanzibar referendum outcome

"This is a triumph for home-grown solutions which I hope will usher in a new dawn of greater unity among political parties in Zanzibar" - Kamalesh Sharma. Click here

Secretary-General calls on Vanuatu PM

They discussed political and governance issues in the Pacific Islands and the challenges faced by small island developing states. Click here

New Summary: 21st July - 3rd August

- Sharma and Slade to step up co-operation on small states
- Winners of Photographic Awards announced
- Sharma delivers 2010 Nelson Mandela Africa Lecture
- Cameroon PM: Public services must be catalyst for growth
- Six artists win International Arts Residencies
- Blog: Time for young people to break the cycle of fear

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Issue 489 - 3 August 2010

Commonwealth Secretary-General calls for support to Pakistan over floods disaster

"I hope the Commonwealth and the wider international community will come forward to assist Pakistan in these trying circumstances" - Kamalesh Sharma

Assistant Secretary-General calls on partners to adopt civil paths to peace

"Self-esteem must be restored in ways other than violence" - Steve Cutts, at an event organised by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

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