How does the Commonwealth respond to human rights concerns?
The Commonwealth funds human rights work, observes elections, and can suspend its members. Challenges include democracy and LGBT+ rights.
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Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) & the September 2010 UN review summit (292KB PDF)
The UN’s eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are aimed at reducing world poverty and improving lives by 2015. This note provides background and a progress assessment ahead of a UN review summit in September 2010.
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Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) & the September 2010 UN review summit (292KB PDF)
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Conflict in Ukraine: A timeline (current conflict, 2022 – present)
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Nordic cooperation: What is the Nordic Council?
The five Nordic countries – Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden – work closely together through the Nordic Council and Nordic Council of Ministers