EDITORIAL:

A load of greenwash?

RITA PAYNE
According to the Worldwatch Institute, tourism is a major foreign exchange earner for over four fifths of developing countries, and the primary export of one third of the world’s most distressed economies. Under the leadership of Mexico’s President Felipe Calderón, this year’s G20 communiqué saw its leaders highlight for the...
GLOBAL INSIGHT: LGBT RIGHTS

LGBT Rights: the global struggle for queer freedom

PETER TATCHELL
Homophobic persecution and discrimination is rife in large parts of the world, and the rights...

Two steps forward, one step back

GRAEME REID
Two resolutions adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council during the past 16 months...

“LGBT rights were integrated into the vision of a new South Africa”

ALBIE SACHS
South Africa has one of the most liberal constitutional and legal frameworks in the world,...
GLOBAL INSIGHT: SUSTAINABLE TOURISM

“Tourism needs more supportive public policies”

TALEB RIFAI
Tourism creates jobs, provides employment to the poor, and with the right policy measures in...

“Countries should understand the huge economic benefits of travel and tourism”

DAVID SCOWSILL
The head of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) tells Global that investing and...

Sustainable Tourism: making ecotourism work

FIONA HARVEY
Travellers are increasingly looking beyond the ‘greenwash’ for proof of travel companies’ commitment to environmental...

Visitors can give something back

MARK WATSON
People would enjoy their holidays more if they knew no one had been displaced from...

Transfrontier conservation in Southern Africa

STEVE FELTON
The linking of sophisticated conservation of wildlife with both tourism and community development is the...

India’s rich variety needs dynamic management

ALINE DOBBIE
In spite of India’s growing population pressure, pioneering resort and hotel owners are determined to...

Lessons for Burma from its neighbours

TOM FAWTHROP
Burma, an exciting new destination in South East Asia with attractions rival­ling those of neighbouring...

Support needed for sustainability in Ethiopia

WILL DAVISON
The geographically and culturally diverse country of Ethiopia in Africa’s horn is rec­ognised as a...
SPOTLIGHT: MALDIVES

“Government is working to improve capacity-building in the judiciary”

MOHAMMED WAHEED DEEN
In this exclusive interview with Global, Vice-President Mohammed Waheed Deen presents the government’s case against...

“The international community must decide if they want to support democracy in the Maldives”

MOHAMED NASHEED
Interviewed by Global in late September, former President Mohamed Nasheed expressed his fears for the...

Maldives: A controversial change of government

J J ROBINSON
The sudden replacement in February of the internationally celebrated President Mohamed Nasheed by his vice...

Vulnerability and changing fortunes

J J ROBINSON
The delicate environmental balance of the Maldives islands – whose main protection against the waves...

Tourists and citizens: worlds apart

JJ ROBINSON
The more the tourist resorts in the Maldives thrive – at the same time as...

Contrasting visions for young Maldivians

YAMEEN RASHEED
Poor educational and employment opportunities have left young people caught between the lure of Western...
GLOBAL ARENA: TALKING POINTS

Branson – “If you have an idea that’s going to make a difference, just do it and give it a go”

SIR RICHARD BRANSON
At the height of the dispute between Virgin Trains and the Department for Transport over...

Arena: Afghanistan – the missed opportunity

LUCY MORGAN EDWARDS
Credit: U.S. Army photo / Sgt. Russell Gilchrest CC BY 2.00 Despite enormous resources spent...

LIBOR: a global credit benchmark in need of a radical overhaul

SAXON BRETTELL
What is LIBOR? In the mid-1980s, borrowing by one bank from another in the un­secured...

Olympic glory

ELISSA JOBSON
Road to 2012: Aiming High, the culmination of the National Portrait Gallery’s largest ever commission,...

Outsiders caught up in the Afghan imbroglio

The USA has invested a huge amount of infrastructure and money in Afghanistan over the...

Books – recent titles reviewed

Good governance before democracy The End of the Chinese Dream: Why Chinese People Fear the...
IN FOCUS: INDIA IN AFRICA

“Every Indian company wanting to expand globally is looking at Africa”

CHANDRAJIT BANERJEE
With Africa emerging as the destination of choice for many overseas companies, India’s trade and...

A marriage made in heaven? Indian companies in Africa

ANVER VERSI
While India has had a commercial presence in Africa going back decades, nothing matches the...

India-Africa trade: a unique relationship

SHERELLE JACOBS
Trade between India and Africa has a long and distinguished history. It goes back thousands...

India’s hidden African communities

DR SHIHAN DE SILVA JAYASURIYA,
Indians with African ancestry often go unrecognised but perhaps this is to be expected in...

India in Africa: The elephant and the dragon

PETER GUEST
Independent India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, regarded Africa as a sister continent to his...
IN FOCUS: THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

DRC: Matata takes on a daunting economic challenge

MéLANIE GOUBY
Decades of financial mismanagement, a culture of corruption and the ravages of war have left...

Watching from the sidelines

THIERRY VIRCOULON
The West has a long and chequered history of interference in the Democratic Republic of...

In the balance

CALEB KABANDA
A contested election result and a controversial change to the constitution have called into question...

The true cost of gold

HUMPHREY HAWKSLEY
The illegal export of minerals and metals from the Democratic Republic of Congo has helped...

A war without end

MARK DOYLE
Since 1994, a conflict that has cost the lives of an estimated 5.4 million people...
COMMONWEALTH NETWORK: COMMONWEALTH IN ACTION

From the Commonwealth Secretary-General

HE KAMALESH SHARMA
The Commonwealth has a sense of fam­ily and belonging that is perhaps unique among communities...

Setting an agenda for the future

STUART MOLE
In 1991, amid the turbulent events that marked the last decade of the 20th century,...

Understanding the spirit of the times

RICHARD BOURNE
Examining the context in which the Commonwealth leaders drafted the Harare Declaration in 1991, Richard...

A question of succession

MICHAEL COLE & BILL CASH MP
As part of the ongoing debate about the future of the Commonwealth – as reflected...

“It was important to chart a new course for the Commonwealth”

CHIEF EMEKA ANYAOKU
Recalling his first major summit as Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku tells Global...

Reconciliation and relevance

SIR ALAN HASELHURST MP
This year’s annual Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference was the perfect platform for Sri Lanka, the host...

Small states, big challenges

WONDERFUL KHONJE
Drawn together by the same pressing needs and priorities, representatives from Commonwealth small states convened...

Jamaica at 50: a time for reflection

ALOUN NDOMBET-ASSAMBA
As Jamaica marks its 50th anniversary of independence, the small Caribbean island remembers some of...

Keeping the flame alive

MICHAEL HOOPER
Inspired by the thrills and successes of London 2012, Glasgow is gearing up to host...

Key events and meetings

IANA SEALES
Small island developing states leave their mark on Rio+20 Three regional organisations have signed landmark...

Harnessing education potential

KAREN SPEIRS
With the recent appointment of its first female president, the Commonwealth of Learning is on...

Life through a diamond lens

VERITY SHARP
This year’s Royal Commonwealth Society Photographic Awards gave photographers the perfect opportunity to showcase their...

Questions & Answers

FLOELLA BENJAMIN
Floella Benjamin has had an acting career in theatre, TV and film but it was...

The Commonwealth Foundation refocuses

Based on recommendations made by Commonwealth Heads of Government in Perth last October, the Commonwealth...

Engaging with the voice of the people

VIJAY KRISHNARAYAN
As the intergovernmental organisation responsible for representing the interests of the people, the Commonwealth Foundation...

Foreign ministers agree on draft Commonwealth charter

Commonwealth Foreign Ministers met in New York at the end of September on the margins...

AU’s first female leader takes office

On 15 October, following a ceremony at the headquarters of the African Un­ion (AU) in...

A warm invitation for a new friend

The Commonwealth’s Very Special Guest turned to his aide. He had travelled to Harare as...

The Commonwealth of Learning

A farmer in rural India listens to a lesson about goat-rearing on her mobile phone....

The Gambia halts death row executions

Following the executions of nine death row prisoners, President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia has...

Will and Kate tour the Pacific

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge ar­rived in Singapore on 9 September, at the start...
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