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Commonwealth Ministers Reference Book 2007
Size:
A4 (297 mm x 210 mm)
ISSN:
0958-8558
Categories:
Commonwealth Affairs
ISBN No:
978-0-9554408-0-9
Format:
Publication Date:
06-2007
Number of Pages:
272
Status:
In stock
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Description
The Commonwealth Ministers Reference Book is an essential source of information on key aspects of policy issues for all Commonwealth ministers, from trade to transport. It includes articles, case studies, partnership initiatives, interviews and reports that inform and educate ministers, regarding opportunity and potential in the Commonwealth.
It also includes contact information for all Commonwealth ministers, with 40 pages of minister and relevant ministry contact details listed. This is an essential publication for ministries, government officials and libraries.
Published by Henley Media Group for the Commonwealth Secretariat.
Contents
Introduction by Don McKinnon, Commonwealth Secretary-General
Globalisation & Good Governance
Three challenges on our way to a united world
Trade, aid and security: an agenda for peace and development
‘Respecting Difference, Promoting Understanding’: a Commonwealth Youth Programme challenge
Benchmarks to measure parliamentary development
International terrorism: implications for the rule of law and human rights
Human trafficking: achieving justice and human rights
Drug trafficking in the Commonwealth
Economic Growth & Investment
Aid for trade: a necessary complement to liberalisation
Bridging the Pacific and Asia
Economic management in Africa: what would be the effect of doubling aid?
Foreign exchange: the extra dimension to efficient funding
Managing and sharing risks in public-private partnership projects
The Environment & Sustainable Energy
Collectively securing our future: key elements of a new international deal on climate change
Climate change: options for Small Island Developing States
Land degradation and desertification: time for concerted action
Different energy visions and implications for the energy future
Renewable energies: on their way to conquer world markets
Tourism will contribute to solutions for global climate change and poverty challenges
Agriculture & Food Security
Secure access to land, water and other natural resources: the essentials of fighting rural poverty
Challenges and opportunities for Small Islands Developing States
Sustainable enterprise through agriculture: a strong foundation for growth
Priorities for sustainable agriculture and food security
Food security and sustainable agriculture in Sierra Leone
Fairtrade and the Commonwealth: mutual values and shared goals
Infrastructure & Transport
Corruption risk management and integrity development in infrastructure
Stranded mobility: Africa’s abiding infrastructure challenge
Transport is key to economic growth and development in South Africa
International air transport: cooperating in growth and change
Global logistics and new challenges for ports
Public-private partnerships in the transport sector
Information & Communication Technology
How ICT can make a difference in agricultural livelihoods
Information and communications technologies for education: promises undelivered?
Satellite communications for saving life
ICTs: playing an essential role in poverty reduction
Education & Training
Strong foundations: a must to reach Education for All
Educational development and human capital: the experience of Belize
Trends and strategies for recruiting and retaining academic staff in the Commonwealth
Education: the key to controlling HIV and AIDS in Africa
Health & Welfare
Human resources for health: addressing the crisis
South Africa’s private hospitals renowned for quality care
Diabetes: the preventable pandemic
Genetic variants: clues to diagnosis and therapy
Governments working together: the importance of cross-border collaboration for effective health
A world of opportunity: universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support
Supplying 10 million patient treatments in six years: the Stop TB Partnership’s Global Drug Facility
Closing the gap: reducing maternal and child deaths in the Commonwealth
Ending the silent suffering of women
Avian and pandemic influenza: communicating the risks through deliberative dialogue
The avian flu threat: inter-governmental planning needed
Media, Sport & Culture
The partnership of health and media
The importance of sport in the Commonwealth: the experience of Grenada
The International Year of African Football 2007: kick-off for the World Cup to promote development and peace
Glasgow’s 2014 Bid: aiming for the biggest prize yet
The Commonwealth – respecting difference, promoting understanding
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