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*The importance of eradicating poverty, ignorance and disease;  
 
*The importance of eradicating poverty, ignorance and disease;  
 
*It opposes all forms of racial discrimination.
 
*It opposes all forms of racial discrimination.
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The activities of the Commonwealth as a whole are coordinated by the Commonwealth Secretariat, the main intergovernmental authority of the Commonwealth and is tasked to facilitate communication between member states.
 
The activities of the Commonwealth as a whole are coordinated by the Commonwealth Secretariat, the main intergovernmental authority of the Commonwealth and is tasked to facilitate communication between member states.
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<sub>* Fiji’s military regime was suspended from the Councils of the Commonwealth on 8th December 2006.  Pakistan was suspended from the Commonwealth on 22nd November 2007</sub>
 
<sub>* Fiji’s military regime was suspended from the Councils of the Commonwealth on 8th December 2006.  Pakistan was suspended from the Commonwealth on 22nd November 2007</sub>
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==Commonwealth Family==
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Commonwealth Family refers to several intergovernmental organizations which are affiliated to the Commonwealth of Nations.<ref>[http://www.thecommonwealth.org/Internal/151814/commonwealth_family/ Commonwealth Family]</ref> Some of the member organizations of the Commonwealth Family are:
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* [[Association of Commonwealth Universities]]
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* [[Commonwealth Broadcasting Association]]
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* [[Commonwealth Games Federation]]
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* [[Commonwealth of Learning]]
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* [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]]
    
==External links==
 
==External links==
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