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(From left) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Queen Elizabeth II of England, and Prime Ministers of Australia, and Trinidad and Tobago pose for a photo session in Perth, Australia Friday. ? PID PERTH, Oct 28 (UNB): The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2011 kicked off Friday with a call for more collaborative efforts by the world community to face the challenges of food security and climate change.
The three-day Commonwealth summit that began at Perth Cultural and Exhibition Centre (PCEC) would work on the theme of 'Building National Resilience, Building Global Resilience.'
The theme reflects the importance of addressing the pressing challenges at multiple levels: as individual states, as members of the Commonwealth, and as part of the global community.
The Head of the Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth II, who arrived here on October 27 declared the ceremony open at 11 am (local time).
The opening ceremony began with traditional presentation of the Australian indigenous people following the arrival of the representatives of 53 member countries (Fiji's membership remain suspended) on the stage.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is leading a Bangladesh delegation to the CHOGM 2011.
Meanwhile, leaders in CHOGM meet have agreed to a series of reforms to strengthen the role of CMAG in its dealings with serious or persistent violations of Commonwealth political values.
It follows two years of deliberations by Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG), which was mandated in 2009 by Heads of Government in Trinidad and Tobago to consider ways of more effectively addressing the full range of violations.
"CMAG noted the widely shared view that it had hitherto been too reactive, and not sufficiently proactive," according to a CMAG report released in Perth, Australia Friday.
Source: thedailystar.net
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