We persons with disabilities are not challenged, it's just a different lifestyle
Girls with disabilities are almost 10 per cent less likely to finish primary school than their male classmates according to a World Health Survey. Abia Akram, a 28-year-old Pakistani woman living with a disability, spoke to Commonwealth News about her campaign to raise the concerns of women with disabilities. She is attending the Commonwealth Secretariat Expert Roundtable on Inclusive Education and Sustainable Employment for Persons with Disabilities in the Commonwealth to give her views as a youth representative.
Commonwealth partners examine inclusive education and sustainable employment for persons with disabilities
Participants from 14 Commonwealth countries explore best practices for implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Deputy Secretary-General addresses Education World Forum
Ransford Smith: The importance of global and local partnerships in bridging development gaps in education
Promoting inclusive education and sustainable employment for persons with disabilities
Commonwealth meeting to consider policies and best practices to facilitate progress towards empowerment
Working to ensure relations between nations remain 'criss': Commonwealth expert Maurice Dalton
Protocol expert Mr Dalton talks to Commonwealth News about his time in Jamaica as a Commonwealth Fund for Technical Co-operation expert
Commonwealth welcomes proposed lifting of emergency laws in Fiji
The Commonwealth also welcomes the announcement of national consultations on a new constitution commencing in February 2012
Commonwealth Secretary-General’s New Year Message
"2012 must show in word and deed our enduring Commonwealth concern and determination to provide opportunity and a future for all irrespective of gender" - Kamalesh Sharma
The Queen's Christmas message highlights the Commonwealth’s common bond
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II recalls how she has been inspired by the courage and hope seen in the Commonwealth
Commonwealth Secretary-General meets Saint Lucia Foreign Affairs Minister
Saint Lucia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Alva Baptiste expresses his “heartfelt gratitude” to the Commonwealth for sending a Commonwealth Election Assessment Team to the recent Saint Lucia general elections
Kenya hails Commonwealth initiative to enhance capacity of midwifery
Scaling up of midwifery educators’ training will drastically improve maternal and neonatal health in Sub-Saharan Africa – Kenya Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka