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Official Commonwealth

The 2005 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) was held in Malta between the 25th and 27th November, 2005. The theme of the meeting was 'Networking for Development'. To view the statements released at this meeting, click here. More information: www.chogm2005.mt

The 2003 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) was held in Abuja, Nigeria between the 5th and 8th December, 2003. The theme of the meeting was 'Democracy and Development: Partnerships for Peace and Prosperity'.

At the 2003 CHOGM in Abuja, Nigeria, the Heads of Government issued a number of key statements, namely: the Abuja Communique, the Aso Rock Declaration on Development and Democracy: Partnership for Peace and Prosperity and the Aso Rock Statement on Multilateral Trade. To view the statements, click here.

People's Commonwealth

2005 Commonwealth Human Rights Forum: The CHRF brought together human rights activists from across the Commonwealth in Malta on 20-21 November 2005 for discussions around the theme of “Networking for Human Rights”. For more information about the Forum and to read the final communiqué, click here.

2005 Commonwealth People’s Forum: Organised by the Commonwealth Foundation, this event included a diverse range of civil society meetings and workshops around the theme of “Networking Commonwealth People”. For more information, visit: www.commonwealthfoundation.com

2005 Commonwealth Youth Forum: This event brought together young people from across the Commonwealth. To read their final communiqué, click here. More information: http://www.cyf2005.info

2005 Commonwealth Business Forum: Click here for more information about the CBF, held in Malta on 22-24 November 2005.

2003 Commonwealth Human Rights Forum : This event organised by the CHRI, the Legal Resources Consortium and the Nigerian Human Rights Commission, and supported by the CIDA, the Commonwealth Foundation and British Council brought together human rights organisations from around the Commonwealth was held from 3-4 December in Abuja. Click here to view the CHRF 2003 Communique.

2003 Commonwealth People's Forum : This civil society event was organised by the Commonwealth Foundation and was run from 1 - 7 December 2003 in Abuja Nigeria, with the theme of Citizens and Governance. Like the People's Centres and People's Festivals at past CHOGMs, it was an opportunity for civil society groups from across the Commonwealth to showcase their work and get together to discuss and create linkages. For more information, visit www.commonwealthpeople.com

2003 Commonwealth Youth Forum : a forum for young people from across the Commonwealth was held in Abuja, Nigeria from 25 November - 2 December 2003. For more information, visit www.chogm2003.info

2003 Commonwealth Business Forum : held from 2-4 December 2003 in Abuja and organised by the Commonwealth Business Council. For more information, visit www.cbcglobelink.com