Making Trade Work for Development
Roberto Azevêdo, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), outlines how developing and least-developed countries can maximise the benefits of increased trade. In the 20 years since the birth of…
Trade and Business at the Heart of the Commonwealth
Hugo Swire, former Minister of State at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, welcomes the economic advantages of being an active member of the Commonwealth and encourages us to seize…
Facilitating Trade and Investment in Sustainable Technologies
Michael Sippitt, Chairman of the Commonwealth Environmental Investment Platform (CEIP), explains how the pan-Commonwealth network links entrepreneurs, companies and investors engaged in environmental and sustainable technologies and services. The CEIP…
Building a New Civilisation
Professor Muhammad Yunus, social entrepreneur and Nobel Peace Prize winner, encourages all stakeholders to commit to an unselfish future, by fostering the development of youth creativity, technology and social business.…
Common Values, Shared Challenges
The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP, Prime Minister of Australia, urges member countries to respond to change and control conflict by nurturing respect and understanding, right at the very heart of…
Financing the Future of Development
Wu Hongbo, former United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, discusses the financing requirements to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and summarises the commitments of the Addis Ababa Action…
The New Urban Agenda in the Commonwealth
Joan Clos, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN-Habitat, analyses the current challenges of urbanisation and the strategies to overcome them embraced by the New Urban Agenda, and provides examples…