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Commonwealth News - Issue 450 | 5 August 2009 Full text version
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Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group - Concluding Statement
The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG), which addresses serious or persistent violations of the Commonwealth's fundamental political values met in London on 31 July 2009.
Lusaka Declaration: 30 years on
Accord on Racism and Racial Prejudice sets out Commonwealth “duty” to tackle discrimination and apartheid amid crisis in Zimbabwe
Profile: Alfred Lovanitila, primary contact point for Solomon Islands
Assistant Secretary for Foreign Affairs offers a snapshot of just some of the Secretariat’s support to his remote island nation during a recent pan-Commonwealth summit
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True inclusiveness is the core of the Commonwealth
Secretary-General addresses leaders at the Pacific Islands Forum in Australia

Site visit to Indian software company an ‘awe-inspiring experience’
Participants from 33 countries tour Infosys 300-acre campus

Marlborough House opens its doors to the public
Visitors can view the 300-year-old building in September

 

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Edited by Tom Baird
Reports by Will Henley

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