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Issue 417 | 26 November 2008

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Obscenity of violence against women pervasive – Sharma
Commonwealth Secretary-General issues strongly worded statement at start of ‘16 Days of Activism to End Violence Against Women’
Electoral process transparent and inclusive
Commonwealth Observer Group issues final report on 2008 Maldives presidential election

Shaping gender attitudes in the classroom
New Commonwealth pilot action project aims to tackle stereotypes preventing boys and girls from achieving at school

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Events

Rural Governance: Enhancing Rural Governance through Total Rural Management: The Malaysian Experience
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Date: 16-29 November 2008
This programme is jointly organised by the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Institute of Rural Advancement in Malaysia’s Ministry of Rural and Regional Development. The objectives of the programme are to share Malaysia’s experience in managing rural development; to understand rural governance and its practices in Malaysia’s context; and to exchange and share views and best practices on rural governance among the participants of the programme.

Commonwealth Workshop in Business Process Re-engineering and Business Process Management for Africa Region
Location: Mauritius
Date: 24-29 November 2008
This programme is designed for officers and executives from Commonwealth countries to help them translate visions into action plans and initiate re-engineering activities in the organisation, and understand and manage issues and challenges posed by change initiatives arising from the implementation of information and communication technology (ICT) projects in their organisations. After this programme participants will have the skills to design new business processes and overcome the challenges encountered in implementation.

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