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Commonwealth News - Issue 459 | 7 October 2009 Full text version
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Funds for HIV/AIDS pandemic ‘scarce’ amid financial crisis
‘We’ve lost 25 million lives and we’ve got another 6 million lives we are trying to save’ – Commonwealth conference
Government officials to explore comprehensive ways of coping with natural disasters
Experts will share best practices at Commonwealth conference
Finance ministers call for honouring of pledges to support poor countries
The Commonwealth cannot solve the crisis, but it can play a role in making proposals and suggestions, says Ransford Smith
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Planning needed as Commonwealth cities double in size in a generation
Growth poses fundamental challenges to governments

Democracy must always be nurtured, protected and promoted
“One can never be complacent about democratic gains” - Deputy Secretary-General

From the Archive: World’s financial stability on a ‘knife-edge’
September 1984: Finance ministers welcome major Commonwealth report on the debt crisis

Uniting teachers in aid of universal primary education
Secretariat hosts charity website launch uniting teachers globally in support of achieving universal primary education

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