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The Commonwealth Yearbook 2008  

Size: A4 (297 mm x 210 mm)
ISSN:
Categories: Commonwealth and Global Affairs

ISBN No: 978-0-9549629-7-5

Format:

Publication Date: 06-2008
Number of Pages: 640

Status: In stock

Price: £ 59.00    [Currency converter]  


Description

The Commonwealth Yearbook is the flagship annual publication of the Commonwealth Secretariat. It is the essential reference guide to the modern Commonwealth, its 2 billion citizens, 53 member countries and the many organisations that, as the Commonwealth ‘family’, together promote co-operation between governments, societies, professions and cultures.

 

The 2008 edition has been fully updated and includes:

 

  • the evolution of the modern Commonwealth
  • the history, structure and activities of the Commonwealth Secretariat and other leading organisations
  • full text of essential communiqués and declarations
  • ‘Commonwealth in Action’: including how the Secretariat changes the Lives of Commonwealth citizens for the better
  • comprehensive profiles of member states, including overseas territories, expanded to include business and travel information
  • a directory of more than 80 Commonwealth organizations
  • an extensive and expanded statistics and reference section
  • an expanded section on Commonwealth prizes and awards.

Published by Nexus Strategic Partnerships on behalf of the Commonwealth Secretariat.

 

Contents

Preface Rupert Jones-Parry

Commonwealth Map

 

An Essay By Don McKinnon, Commonwealth Secretary-General 2000-2008

Where Next for the Commonwealth?

 

Commonwealth Day

Commonwealth Day

National Days in 2008

Commonwealth Day: Experiences from Westminster Abbey

Celebrating Commonwealth Day: An Essay in Pictures

 

CHOGM

Biennial Summits

Declaration of Commonwealth Principles

Harare Commonwealth Declaration

Millbrook Action Programme

Lake Victoria Commonwealth Climate

Change Action Plan

Munyonyo Statement

Kampala Declaration

Summit Statements

Kampala Communiqué

CHOGM: The Importance of Getting Together

 

Ministerial Meetings in 2007

Health Ministers Meeting

Women’s Affairs Ministers Meeting

Meeting of Law Ministers and Attorneys-General of Small Jurisdictions

Finance Ministers Meeting

 

What is the Commonwealth?

Introducing the Commonwealth

History of the Commonwealth

The Commonwealth and its Members

Commonwealth Membership: New Concepts for a New Century

Commonwealth Candidature: How to Join the Commonwealth

 

Official Commonwealth Organisations

Commonwealth Secretariat

Commonwealth Foundation

Commonwealth of Learning

 

Commonwealth in Action

Promoting and Protecting Democracy in the 21st-Century Commonwealth

Civil Paths to Peace

Climate Change: The Impact Worldwide

Action to Deliver Results

Hub and Spokes: Trade Capacity-Building in ACP Countries

Education for All

 

Voices

Northern Uganda Youth Development Centre: From Grass to Grace

CFTC: Three Success Stories

 

Commonwealth Awards

Commonwealth Awards: Introduction

Commonwealth Essay Competition

Commonwealth Vision Awards

Commonwealth Photographic Awards

Commonwealth Writers’ Prize

Commonwealth Arts and Crafts Awards

Commonwealth Broadcasting Awards

Commonwealth Short Story Competition

 

Commonwealth Member Countries

Antigua and Barbuda

Australia

Australia: External Territories

The Bahamas

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belize

Botswana

Brunei Darussalam

Cameroon

Canada

Republic of Cyprus

Dominica

Fiji Islands

The Gambia

Ghana

Grenada

Guyana

India

Jamaica

Kenya

Kiribati

Lesotho

Malawi

Malaysia

Maldives

Malta

Mauritius

Mozambique

Namibia

Nauru

New Zealand

New Zealand: Associated Countries and External Territories

Nigeria

Pakistan

Papua New Guinea

St Kitts and Nevis

St Lucia

St Vincent and the Grenadines

Samoa

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Singapore

Solomon Islands

South Africa

Sri Lanka

Swaziland

Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago

Tuvalu

Uganda

United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Overseas Territories

United Republic of Tanzania

Vanuatu

Zambia

 

Reference

Directory of Commonwealth Organisations

Membership of International and Regional Organisations

Commonwealth Declarations and Statements

Commonwealth Secretariat Publications

Commonwealth Bibliography

Commonwealth Games Athletics Records

Literary Prize-winners

Definitions, Acronyms and Abbreviations

The Commonwealth: Facts and Figures

Key Indicators on the Millennium Development Goals

Geography and Population

Economy

Education

Health

Environment

Information and Communication Technology

Small States

Statistical Offices

 

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