Commonwealth Secretary-General

World Leaders Pay Tribute To Kenneth Kaunda

World leaders joined a chorus of condolences from around the world following the death of former Zambia’s President Kenneth Kaunda on Thursday at...

Invisible infection of corruption impeding development, COVID-19 fight — Commonwealth Secretary-General

  The Commonwealth of Nations says invisible infection of corruption is threatening countries’ response to Covid-19, their long-term development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)....

Hidden pandemic of domestic violence alongside COVID-19 by Patricia Scotland

    By Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General Waking up to screams, thuds, angry shouting and the sickening sound of someone crashing into a...

Commonwealth Secretary-General Condemns Killings in Cameroon

  The Commonwealth Secretary-General has denounced the killings in north-west Cameroon on 14 February which left 23 people dead, the majority of them...

The world must not sleep-walk into another debt crisis – Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General

  Trade wars, protectionism, and nationalist rhetoric are combining to weave the possibility of a nightmare debt crisis that could be worse than...

Commonwealth Secretary-General Offers a Statement on the Attacks in New Zealand

Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland Friday condemned the terror attack in Christchurch, New Zealand. Forty people were killed in a shooting attack on the southern...