Tag: civil society

More Than an Election: How Bangladesh Sent a Democratic Signal to the World

News from the Commonwealth Secretariat Asanga Divulweva -
Dhaka, Bangladesh—Nana Akufo-Addo, Chairperson of the Commonwealth Observer Group, stated that the latest parliamentary elections held in Bangladesh demonstrate...

EU collaborates with Rwandan civil society groups 

News from the Commonwealth Secretariat Suraj Atapattu -
EU (Commonwealth) _ In Rwanda, the European Union announced thirteen new initiatives totaling €4.6 million (about 5,955,689,000 Rwandan Francs)...

Voices of Youth and Civil Society: Grassroots Movements at COP28

Environment Upeksha Jayalath -
COP28, the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, is scheduled to take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from...

Growth deprived due to the pandemic! 

Africa Suraj Atapattu -
Africa (Common Wealth) _ The robust growth that a large number of African countries were experiencing before COVID –...

The Canadian-funded project enables access to justice for SGBV victim survivors

Asia Savithri Rodrigo -
Colombo Sri Lanka (Commonwealth Union)_There are rampant incidences of sexual gender-based violence (SGBV) in Sri Lanka, widespread across families,...

Since the 2019 health ministers meeting, Commonwealth advisory committee convenes its first in-person gathering.

Healthcare admin -
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, after several years of online meetings, last week, the first-time members of the commonwealth...
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Education Parliamentary Caucus formed to address education sector issues

Education admin -
Noting with concern several challenging areas in the current education system across the country, parliamentarians and civil society have...