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  • Former Malawian President Bakili Muluzi to lead Commonwealth observers to Lesotho elections

    Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma announced on 14 May 2012 that former Malawian President Dr Bakili Muluzi will lead the Commonwealth Observer Group to the Lesotho Parliamentary Elections, to be held on 26 May 2012.
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  • Commonwealth Secretary-General to start three-day Belize visit

    Kamalesh Sharma will brief Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow on the outcome of his discussions with the G20 Chair
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  • Health ministers to discuss linkages between communicable and non-communicable diseases

    'Health system integration is key to tackling the dual challenges faced by all our member countries' - Commonwealth Secretary-General
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  • Brunei pledges strong support for the Commonwealth

    Shared interests in socio-economic well-being of Commonwealth citizens
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  • Commonwealth Secretary-General congratulates The Bahamas' new Prime Minister

    Kamalesh Sharma said he looked forward to working with Perry Gladstone Christie and his government
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  • Commonwealth assists Sri Lankan garment makers to showcase products in UK

    A group of small scale garment manufacturers from Sri Lanka are in the United Kingdom for a five-day mission to explore market opportunities for their products.
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  • Mozambican President visits Commonwealth Secretariat

    President Armando Guebuza of Mozambique called on Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London on Wednesday, 9 May 2012.
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  • Commonwealth forum for governing and opposition parties opens in Tanzania

    Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba, former Ghana President Jerry Rawlings and National Assembly Speakers from Rwanda and Uganda among speakers on strengthening democratic culture in 54-member Commonwealth
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  • Tanzania to host Commonwealth forum for governing and opposition parties

    Forum bringing together representatives from government and opposition parties and civil society from East Africa
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  • Commonwealth countries urged to implement UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

    Commonwealth told it has an important role to play in ensuring equal rights for persons with disabilities
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