King Charles III draws on mother’s inspiration for his first Commonwealth Day as head
London, UKReuters King Charles III drew on his mother’s inspiration on Monday as he celebrated his first Commonwealth Day as symbolic head of the grouping with a service at London’s Westminster Abbey, joined by other senior members of the British royal family. Charles succeeded his mother Queen Elizabeth II as the head of the club […]
Commonwealth ends summit with call for action on climate change, trade
Kigali, RwandaReuters The newly-expanded Commonwealth made broad commitments on Saturday to address climate change and boost trade, concluding a summit aimed at shoring up the relevance of a group that evolved from the British empire. The club, whose 56 members range from India to the tiny Pacific island nation of Nauru, covers some 2.5 billion […]
“Groundbreaking” Lesotho study reveals high cost of domestic violence
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Countries could save billions of dollars a year by tackling the “disgusting pandemic” of domestic violence, the Commonwealth Secretary-General said as economists estimated the scourge cost the tiny African kingdom of Lesotho 5.5 per cent of GDP. Patricia Scotland said domestic violence burdened health, police and judicial services, led to absenteeism […]
At-risk Caribbean scrambles to prepare for hurricanes during pandemic
Bogota, ColombiaThomson Reuters Foundation Caribbean nations were scrambling to adapt storm shelters to prevent the spread of coronavirus and stock up on supplies, with thousands of people already evacuating their homes as the hurricane season gets underway, aid agencies warned on Monday. A busier than normal Atlantic Ocean hurricane season has been predicted for 2020, […]
Commonwealth launches training for bystanders to spot domestic abuse
Londom, UKThomson Reuters Foundation From nurses to taxi drivers, people across the Commonwealth will be offered training on how to spot signs of domestic abuse under a plan launched on Friday, aimed at creating a network of skilled bystanders to intervene and support victims. The project aims to reach and train people in positions to […]
Commonwealth urges world to count cost of domestic abuse
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Domestic violence is a pandemic that costs billions of dollars a year, be it in lost work, damaged children or police time, Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland said on Monday. Scotland – the first woman to run the group – urged her 53 members to count the price of doing nothing as […]