Samoan Climate Project Fights Flood Risk
The Ministry of Finance of Samoa, supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Green Climate Fund, has launched a new climate change adaptation project to build resilience against…
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Latin America and Caribbean Commit to Lower Pollution
Environment ministers and high-level officials from Latin America and the Caribbean, of which many countries form part of the Commonwealth network, convened in Bogotá, Colombia on October 10-13, 2017 to…
UK Defence Secretary Gifts Canada Historic Wrecks
UK Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has announced that the UK will gift to Canada the shipwrecks from a historic expedition, in recognition of the two Commonwealth countries’ shared past…
Kenya Votes in Contested Election Re-run
The Commonwealth has withdrawn its observers at the Kenyan election amid security fears, though a spokesman confirmed the continued presence of some Commonwealth staff The Commonwealth has withdrawn its observers…
Polio Nearly Eradicated in Commonwealth Nation Nigeria
The Word Health Organisation (WHO) has found that Africa could be declared polio-free by 2019 if the current levels of improved surveillance, vaccination and public awareness are sustained, including in…
UN Supports Peaceful Election in Kenya
The United Nations and the African Union Commission have urged calm and order during the forthcoming Kenyan presidential election The United Nations and the African Union Commission have urged calm…
Win for Clean Air in New Delhi Ban
India’s Supreme Court on October 24, 2017 banned the use in New Delhi of petroleum coke, a dirtier alternative to coal, in an attempt to clean the air in one…