{"id":56590,"date":"2022-06-24T16:46:50","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T13:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kfm.co.ug\/?p=56590"},"modified":"2022-06-24T10:47:21","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T07:47:21","slug":"games-and-good-governance-what-is-the-commonwealth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/games-and-good-governance-what-is-the-commonwealth\/","title":{"rendered":"Games and good governance: What is the Commonwealth?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Commonwealth, which holds its heads of government meeting in Kigali this week, spans much of the globe, looping in a third of the world&#8217;s population and a fifth of its landmass.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph-wrapper\">\n<p>Established more than 70 years ago, it has the stated aim of upholding democracy, rule of law and good governance around the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-wrapper\">\n<p>Here are a few key things to know about it:<\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph-wrapper\">\n<p><strong>Key facts<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-wrapper\">\n<p>Full name: Commonwealth of Nations<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-wrapper\">\n<p>Member states: 54<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-wrapper\">\n<p>Head of the Commonwealth: Queen Elizabeth II (since 1952)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-wrapper\">\n<p>Secretary-General: Patricia Scotland (since 2016)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-wrapper\">\n<p>Population: 2.5 billion<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-wrapper\">\n<p>Area: 30 million square kilometres<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-wrapper\">\n<p>Foundation of modern Commonwealth: 1949<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-wrapper\">\n<p>Headquarters: Marlborough House, London<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-wrapper\">\n<p>Focus: Development, democracy, climate change<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-wrapper\">\n<p><strong>Landmark events<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-wrapper\">\n<p>1926: Balfour Declaration. Declared the UK and the dominions as equal in status as members of &#8220;the British\u00a0Commonwealth of Nations&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-wrapper\">\n<p>1931: Statute of Westminster. Established legislative independence for the dominions and set the basis for the relationship between Commonwealth realms and the crown.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-wrapper\">\n<p>1949: London Declaration. Birth of the modern Commonwealth. Allowed republics as members, to allow independent India&#8217;s continued membership. &#8220;British&#8221; dropped from title.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-wrapper\">\n<p>1971: First Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Singapore.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-wrapper\">\n<p>1991: Harare Declaration. Sets out Commonwealth&#8217;s core values.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-wrapper\">\n<p>2020: The Maldives becomes the Commonwealth&#8217;s 54th member after application for re-admission was approved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-wrapper\">\n<p><strong>Population, area, GDP\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-wrapper\">\n<p>Countries drawn from: Africa (19), Caribbean and Americas (13), Pacific (11), Asia (8), Europe (3).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-wrapper\">\n<p>Biggest country by population: India (1.4 billion).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-wrapper\">\n<p>Smallest country by population: Tuvalu (11,000).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-wrapper\">\n<p>Biggest country by area: Canada (9,984,670 square kilometres).<\/p>\n<p>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monitor.co.ug\/uganda\/news\/world\/games-and-good-governance-what-is-the-commonwealth--3858270\">https:\/\/www.monitor.co.ug\/uganda\/news\/world\/games-and-good-governance-what-is-the-commonwealth&#8211;3858270<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Commonwealth, which holds its heads of government meeting in Kigali this week, spans much of the globe, looping in a third of the world&#8217;s population and a fifth of its landmass. Established more than 70 years ago, it has the stated aim of upholding democracy, rule of law and good governance around the world. Here are a few key things to know about it: Key facts Full name: Commonwealth of Nations Member states: 54 Head of the Commonwealth: Queen Elizabeth II (since 1952) Secretary-General: Patricia Scotland (since 2016) Population: 2.5 billion Area: 30 million square kilometres Foundation of modern Commonwealth: 1949 Headquarters: Marlborough House, London Focus: Development, democracy, climate change Landmark events 1926: Balfour Declaration. 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