Charter of the Commonwealth
The Charter of the Commonwealth is a
Perth, Australia, adopted on 19 December 2012 and officially signed by Queen Elizabeth II at Marlborough House, London, on the Commonwealth Day
on 11 March 2013.
A total of sixteen core beliefs are drawn up in the charter, namely,
freedom of expression, separation of powers, rule of law, good governance, sustainable development, protecting the environment, access to health, education, food and shelter, gender equality, importance of young people in the Commonwealth, recognition of the needs of the small states, recognition of the needs of the vulnerable states, and lastly, the role of civil society
.
References
- Official website
- Full text of the Charter of the Commonwealth
- Press release: Charter heralds new era for Commonwealth Archived 2019-09-01 at the Wayback Machine (11 March 2013)