Patricia Scotland

How the Commonwealth is helping Gambia grow and diversify exports

  The Gambia with the support of The Commonwealth Secretariat has launched its new five-year export strategy aimed at growing dynamic and sustainable...

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...

COVID-19: Commonwealth Health Ministers demand equal access to vaccines

  Commonwealth Health Ministers have called for “swift and equal access” to COVID-19 vaccines for everyone around the world. This is as only...

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)....

Racism seeks to drive us apart but there are rays of hope by Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Sec-Gen

  Today I received a message from a parent. Her nine-year-old son, Oscar, had been sitting in his living room during the Covid-19...

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...

Dealing with the deadly concoction of disease and disaster By Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General

  By Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General Today in India and Bangladesh, millions of people are hunkered down in shelters, many with masks on...

We must leverage the ‘Commonwealth Advantage’ to counter the economic fallout of COVID-19 By Patricia Scotland,Secretary-General

  The world is bracing for a massive hit to the global economy in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Experts have...

Exercise can be good for you and your country especially during a crisis like COVID-19

    By Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General Public parks have been gated shut, beaches emptied and stadia deserted, as an unprecedented 2.5 billion...

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...

What the Commonwealth Secretary-General said about security of Pacific islanders

By The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC, Commonwealth Secretary-General   It is an undisputable fact that Pacific islanders face an existential threat from...