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messages-list"></div> </div> <div class="region regioncontent"> <div id="block-cdstarterkit-content" class="block block-system block-system-main-block"> <div class="block__content"> <article about="/commonwealth-declarations" class="node node--type-landing-page node--view-mode-full"> <header class=""> </header> <div class="node__content"> <div class="bg-1 bg section-full-width"> <div class="layout layout--onecol-section layout--onecol-section--100 container grid"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="content-block--content-block block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcontent-block custom-content-block"> <div class="content-block--body clearfix"> <p>The modern Commonwealth of Nations was born in 1949 when the London Declaration was signed by eight countries. The declaration recognised the eight countries as independent and equal members of the Commonwealth, with King George VI as a symbolic head of the association.</p> <p>Many other landmark declarations have come out of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings (CHOGM) over the past 70 years.</p> <p>Download the Commonwealth Declarations Booklet or explore the list of Declarations below.</p> <div class="align-center media media--type-document media--view-mode-original" data-quickedit-entity-id="media/166"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-document field--type-file field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Document</div> <div class="field__item"><span class="file file--mime-application-pdf file--application-pdf"><a href="https://production-new-commonwealth-files.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2022-01/Commonwealth Declarations Booklet.pdf?VersionId=V5eWs7gRYjOcPeco80v0nJ0UrOcS3iNb" type="application/pdf">Commonwealth Declarations Booklet.pdf</a></span> <span>(540.66 KB)</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section-full-width"> <div class="layout layout--onecol-section layout--onecol-section--100 container grid"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="content-block--content-block block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcontent-block custom-content-block"> <div class="content-block--body clearfix"> <h2>Declaration signed by the five Prime Ministers, 1944</h2> <p>The 1949 London Declaration was not the first Commonwealth Declaration. A version of the Commonwealth existed in a different form before 1949. In 1945 after World War Two, 5 Prime Ministers signed a declaration calling for a worldwide organisation to maintain peace and security, with the power and authority to prevent aggression and violence.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/declaration-signed-five-prime-ministers-1944">Read the full declaration</a></li> </ul> <h2>London Declaration, 1949</h2> <p>India became independent in 1947. India wanted to become a republic which didn't owe allegiance to the British king or queen, but it also wanted to stay a member of the Commonwealth. At a Commonwealth Prime Ministers meeting in London in 1949, the London Declaration said that republics and other countries could be part of the Commonwealth. The modern Commonwealth of Nations was born.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/london-declaration-1949">Read the full declaration</a></li> </ul> <h2>Declaration by Commonwealth Prime Ministers, 1951</h2> <p>Recognised that the peace and prosperity of the free world could not be assured while millions live in poverty.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/declaration-commonwealth-prime-ministers-1951">Read the full declaration</a></li> </ul> <h2>Declaration of Commonwealth Principles, 1971</h2> <p>Proclaimed that expanded human understanding and understanding among nations will help the elimination of discrimination based on differences of race, colour or creed.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/declaration-commonwealth-principles-1971">Read the full declaration</a></li> </ul> <h2>Lusaka Declaration on Racism and Racial Prejudice, 1979</h2> <p>Proclaimed desire to achieve equal rights for all citizens regardless of race, colour, sex, creed or political belief.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/lusaka-declaration-racism-and-racial-prejudice-1979">Read the full declaration</a></li> </ul> <h2>Melbourne Declaration, 1981</h2> <p>Re-asserted the Commonwealth鈥檚 principles of economic justice in that gross inequality of wealth and opportunity are fundamental sources of tension and instability in the world.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/melbourne-declaration-1981">Read the full declaration</a></li> </ul> <h2>Goa Declaration on International Security, 1983</h2> <p>Asserted the promotion of peace, disarmament and the resolution of disputes through negotiation in response to the readiness of nations to resort to the illegal use of force.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/goa-declaration-international-security-1983">Read the full declaration</a></li> </ul> <h2>Nassau Declaration on World Order, 1985</h2> <p>Recognised the United Nations as the central instrument of international co-operation for development, peace and collective security.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/nassau-declaration-world-order-1985">Read the full declaration</a></li> </ul> <h2>Vancouver Declaration on World Trade, 1987</h2> <p>A call to develop a more open, viable and durable multilateral trading system to promote growth and development in response to rising global protectionist pressures.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/vancouver-declaration-world-trade-1987">Read the full declaration</a></li> </ul> <h2>Langkawi Declaration on the Environment, 1989</h2> <p>Commitment to achieving sustainable economic development through collective and national action whilst confronting critical environmental problems.</p> <ul> <li><a href="langkawi-declaration-environment-1989">Read the full declaration</a></li> </ul> <h2>Harare Declaration, 1991</h2> <p>Charting a course to take the Commonwealth into the next century which included a ten point pledge listing areas for priority action.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/harare-declaration-1991">Read the full declaration</a></li> </ul> <h2>Ottawa Declaration on Women and Structural Adjustment, 1991</h2> <p>Endorsing a broader approach to economic adjustment to include an emphasis on social equity and economic growth as well as efficiency.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/ottawa-declaration-women-and-structural-adjustment-1991">Read the full declaration</a></li> </ul> <h2>Millbrook Commonwealth Action Programme on the Harare Declaration, 1995</h2> <p>Adoption of a Commonwealth action programme to fulfil more effectively the commitments in the Harare Declaration.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/millbrook-commonwealth-action-programme-harare-declaration-1995">Read the full declaration</a></li> </ul> <h2>Edinburgh Economic Declaration, 1997</h2> <p>Advocated that special measures were needed to help the integration of countries, especially small states and least developed countries to address uneven development.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/edinburgh-economic-declaration-1997">Read the full declaration</a></li> </ul> <h2>Fancourt Declaration on Globalisation and People-Centred Development, 1999</h2> <p>Declaration on channelling the forces of globalisation towards the elimination of poverty and the empowerment of human beings.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/fancourt-declaration-globalisation-and-people-centred-development-1999">Read the full declaration</a></li> </ul> <h2>Coolum Declaration on the Commonwealth in the 21st Century: Continuity and Renewal, 2002</h2> <p>A renewal of commitment to the values and principles shared by Commonwealth countries in the 21st century.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/coolum-declaration-commonwealth-21st-century-continuity-and-renewal-2002">Read the full declaration</a></li> </ul> <h2>Aso Rock Declaration on Development and Democracy: Partnership for Peace and Prosperity, 2003</h2> <p>A commitment to strengthen development and democracy, through partnership for peace and prosperity.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/aso-rock-declaration-development-and-democracy-partnership-peace-and-prosperity-2003">Read the full declaration</a></li> </ul> <h2>Malta Declaration on Networking the Commonwealth for Development, 2005</h2> <p>A proclamation that shared values, institutions and conventions provide a platform on which to build and consolidate the foundations of democracy in our societies.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/malta-declaration-networking-commonwealth-development-2005">Read the full declaration</a></li> </ul> <h2>Kampala Declaration on Transforming Societies to Achieve Political, Economic and Human Development, 2007</h2> <p>Reaffirmation of the Commonwealth鈥檚 commitment to transforming societies to achieve political, economic and human development.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/kampala-declaration-transforming-societies-achieve-political-economic-and-human-development-2007">Read the full declaration</a></li> </ul> <h2>Climate Change Declaration, 2009</h2> <p>Proposed that climate change presents an undisputed threat to the security, prosperity, economic and social development of people.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/climate-change-declaration-2009">Read the full declaration</a></li> </ul> <h2>Declaration of the Port of Spain, 2009</h2> <p>Acknowledged the key role of Commonwealth partnerships in forging a more sustainable and equitable future for all people.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/declaration-port-spain-2009">Read the full declaration</a></li> </ul> <h2>Declaration on Young People, 2009</h2> <p>Recognition of the role and active contributions of young people in promoting development, peace and democracy, and in protecting and promoting other Commonwealth values.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/declaration-young-people-2009">Read the full declaration</a></li> </ul> <h2>Perth Declaration on Food Security Principles, 2011</h2> <p>Reaffirmed the right of everyone to have access to safe, sufficient and nutritious food, consistent with the growing realisation of the right to adequate food in the context of national food security.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/perth-declaration-food-security-principles-2011">Read 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