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Issue 420 | 17 December 2008

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Commonwealth to observe Bangladesh Elections; Former President of Mauritius to lead team
Commonwealth Secretary-General welcomes the lifting of the State of Emergency
Keeping boys out of risk
Competition to promote projects supporting boys at risk in the Caribbean

Commonwealth engaged in Fiji Islands for the restoration of democracy
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma has reaffirmed the Commonwealth’s commitment to assist Fiji Islands in the restoration of constitutional civilian democracy.

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Events

Regional National ICT Strategic Planning and Implementation Workshop
Location: Barbados
Date: 2–7 February 2009
The objective of the Regional National ICT Strategic Planning and Implementation Workshop will be to provide attendees with a practical toolkit for advancing their national information and communication technology (ICT) programmes. The workshop will focus on discussing and applying the various stages, approaches, methodologies, techniques and tips that are required for successfully designing and implementing national ICT agendas.

Keeping Boys Out of Risk
Location: Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Date: 12-13 March 2009
In collaboration with the World Bank, the Commonwealth Secretariat is organising a conference on the underachievement of boys in schools. The objective of the conference is to exchange, share and analyse experiences and raise the debate on the issue among different stakeholders to a more technical and tangible level.

Full list of events

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