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Commonwealth News - Issue 452 | 19 August 2009 Full text version
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Farmers hit by climate change and supermarket labelling schemes
Kenyan farmers association wades into food miles debate, urging supermarkets to resist “crude” carbon footprint labelling schemes
Kenyan Jane Mweni wins the BBC Swahili young entrepreneur competition 2009
She will be invited to address the Youth Forum when Commonwealth Heads meet in Trinidad and Tobago this November
Around the Commonwealth: Tomorrow’s leading lights in nursing given boost
Commonwealth Nurses Federation offers Malaysian nurses leadership support
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From the Archive: Economic sanctions against South Africa decreed
August 1986: Leaders call for action by other governments at mini-summit

Seychelles police receive human rights training
Programme primes police officials on how human rights principles can be best integrated into their work

International Youth Day statement by Commonwealth Secretary-General
Young people are not just the most valuable resource of the Commonwealth – they make up half of its 2 billion population

Statement by the Commonwealth Secretariat spokesperson
Commonwealth to maintain engagement with Fiji

 

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Reports by Will Henley

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