Commonwealth
The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 56 independent and equal countries. It is home to 2.7 billion people, and includes both advanced economies and developing countries. 33 of our members are small states, including many island nations.
Member countries | Commonwealth
of the world’s 42 small states are Commonwealth members, each with a population of 1.5 million or less 2.7 billion citizens live in Commonwealth countries, with more than 60 per cent aged 29 or under Commonwealth countries are diverse: they are …
About us | Commonwealth
The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 56 independent and equal countries.. It is home to 2.7 billion people, and includes both advanced economies and developing countries. 33 of our members are small states, including many island nations.
Commonwealth Charter | Commonwealth
The Commonwealth Charter is a document of the values and aspirations which unite the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth Charter expresses the commitment of member states to the development of free and democratic societies and the promotion of peace and prosperity to improve the lives of all the people of the Commonwealth.
CHOGM 2024: Incoming Secretary-General of the Commonwealth …
Oct 25, 2024 · Today at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, leaders announced the selection of the Honourable Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, currently Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ghana, as the incoming Secretary-General of the Commonwealth.
Our history | Commonwealth
Eight countries come together to form the modern Commonwealth. Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom decided to reform their old association into the modern Commonwealth.
CHOGM 2024: Samoa Communiqué, Leaders' Statement ... - The …
Oct 26, 2024 · The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2024 concluded today in Apia, Samoa, where leaders gathered under the theme “One Resilient Common Future: Transforming our Common Wealth.”
Map of Commonwealth countries
View and download a map of the 56 Commonwealth member countries.
Secretary-General's Opening Speech for CHOGM 2024
Oct 25, 2024 · Your Grace, Your Majesties, Your Excellencies, Honorable Ministers, partners, colleagues, friends, fellow citizens of our beloved Commonwealth. As the torch passes from the land of a thousand hills and the tender and, I must say, loving care of our outgoing Chair-in-Office, President Paul Kagame, to the guardianship of the Big Blue Pacific, I want to take this opportunity to thank him, on ...
Commonwealth at 75
Commonwealth Secretariat and role of Commonwealth Secretary-General created 1965. Based in Marlborough House in London, UK, the Commonwealth Secretariat was established in 1965 to support member countries to achieve the Commonwealth’s aims of development, democracy and peace and act as “a visible symbol of the spirit of co-operation that animates the Commonwealth”.