Commonwealth News
Sri Lanka’s maiden gold in Paralympics
The 32-year-old javelin thrower Dinesh Priyantha Herath Mudiyanselage came up with his best throw of 67.79m to set a new world record in the men’s F46 category and clinched Sri Lanka’s maiden gold in Paralympics at the Olympic Stadium.
Event: Enhancing coordination on sustainable land management for increased climate resilience in Africa
Register and join Commonwealth Secretariat's webinar on building climate resilience in the Commonwealth through sustainable land management (SLM). The event will bring together government officials, experts, researchers, global financial institutions, private sector...
Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Australia’s Paige Greco grabs first gold at the Games
Australia's Paige Greco grabs first gold at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020. Greco took gold in record-breaking fashion in track cycling's C1-C3 class 3,000m individual pursuit. Greco was born with cerebral palsy but is used to pocketing gold – her first Paralympic medal...
Tonga fully vaccinates 43% of eligible people (over-18)
Tonga vaccinates about 43% of the eligible population (aged 18 years and above), and the remaining had received their first dose of the vaccine. The Ministry of Health is expecting to receive more vaccines and aims to fully vaccinate 70 percent of the population by...
Event: Financing recovery and achieving debt sustainability in a post pandemic period
Before the pandemic, the average global public debt was already high at 84% of GDP. Join a two-day forum on 1st and 2nd September with our experts, to discuss the impact of the pandemic on public debt and the road to recovery of the Commonwealth. Read full details...
The African Continental Free Trade Area: An opportunity for boosting women in trade
The African Continental Free Trade Area aims to boost the participation of women in trade. The 11th World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference which included 31 Commonwealth countries, issued a Joint Declaration on Trade and Women’s Economic Empowerment...