Commonwealth Yearbook - Softcover

The Commonwealth Yearbook is the flagship annual publication of the Commonwealth Secretariat. It is the essential reference guide to the countries, organisations, activities and values of the modern Commonwealth. The 2014 edition has been fully updated to include: * Strategic directions of the Commonwealth and its core partners - arranged thematically according the new structures and mandates. * Results of, and ongoing work on, fundamental political values (democracy and rights, rule of law, gender equality, youth empowerment); governance and natural resources; health and education; economics and trade; resilience in small and vulnerable states. * Comment and analysis on the Commonwealth and 'wider world', looking at global consensus building, new developments in Asia, the 100th anniversary of World War I, the UN's focus on indigenous peoples in 2014 and other themes. * A guide to Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings and other summits; details of the Commonwealth Charter, signed by Her Majesty the Queen on Commonwealth Day 2013; and other essential communiques and declarations forming the background to the charter. * Comprehensive profiles of 53 member countries, including UK overseas territories. * An extensive statistics and reference section, and the official directory of Commonwealth professional, cultural and civil society development agencies.