COMMON WEALTH

Common Wealth is a group of nations which were ..under British rule.

Constituted –

It was constituted in 1931. That time it was known as British common wealth since, 1949 the term British was removed and it was known as common wealth.

- Exofficio chairman –

Exofficio chairman of  commonwealth is ….British is crown. (Charles-III)

- A Commonwealth realm –

A Commonwealth realm is a sovereign state within the Commonwealth of Nations that has Elizabeth II as its Queen and head of state.

The 15 nations under commonwealth realm are... United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and Jamaica.

-Commonwealth Members-

-Members of the Commonwealth of Nations, an intergovernmental organisation of 56 independent member states, 52 of which were formerly part of the British Empire.

- There are four Commonwealth members that were never under British rule: Samoa, Namibia, Mozambique and Rwanda.

- Maldives rejoined on 1 February 2020.

-Barbados had elected to replace Queen Elizabeth II (till now Head of State of Barbados) with an elected President in 2021.

- CHOGM(Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting –

Its head of the state summit named CHOGM(Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting,). Common Wealth heads of Government Meeting.

- The commonwealth day –

The commonwealth day is celebrated on 2nd Monday of every March.

-Values & Goals-Singapore Declaration

The member states cooperate within a framework of common values and goals as outlined in the ….Singapore Declaration. 

These include the…. promotion of democracy, human rights, good governance, the rule of law, individual liberty, egalitarianism, free trade, multilateralism, and world peace. 

The Commonwealth Secretariat

The Commonwealth of Nations is represented in the United Nations General Assembly by the Secretariat, as an observer.

Based in London, the Secretariat organises Commonwealth summits, meetings of ministers, consultative meetings and technical discussions .

Commonwealth Family

Commonwealth countries share many links outside government, with over a hundred Commonwealth-wide non-governmental organizations, notably for sport, culture, education, law and charity.

Commonwealth Foundation

The Commonwealth Foundation is an intergovernmental organization, resourced by and reporting to Commonwealth governments, and guided by Commonwealth values and priorities. Its mandate is to strengthen civil society in the achievement of Commonwealth priorities:

 Democracy and good governance, respect for human rights and gender equality, poverty eradication and sustainable, people-centered and sustainable development, and to promote arts and culture.

Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games are the third-largest multi-sport event in the world .

The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England between 28 July and 8 August 2022.

Australia's Victoria state will host the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Commonwealth Meetings-

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting , also known as CHOGM held every 2 years

Malaria Summit

53 Commonwealth nations have taken the bold, political action  for: a commitment to halve malaria in the Commonwealth by 2023.

This is a momentous leap in the fight against humankind’s oldest and deadliest disease that kills a child every two minutes. Halving malaria in the Commonwealth over the next five years will save 650,000 lives and prevent 350 million cases.

In this regard  financial, political and scientific commitments totalling £2.9 billion ($4.1 billion) made at the Malaria Summit London 2018. There was no India representative to participate in the summit .

Criticism

1- Right from the beginning it’s a undemocratic organization it head is always British crown.

2. It is by nature a feudal organization and a democratic sovereign country like India it is a debatable issue whether to continue with this organization or not.

3. it’s a huge organization with only verbal duals with a very slow and sorry state of commission.

Favor

1- This is a useful platform for dialogues with country like U.K., Australia.

2-There is an  fraternity among common wealth nation it can be helpful to fight with the terrorism by dialogues.

3- Suspension from the Commonwealth of Nations is the most serious punishment that can be administered to members of the Commonwealth.

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