Write information about commonwealth of nations :(a) Objectives of the commonwealth of nations(b) Establishment of the commonwealth of nations(c) Advantages of the commonwealth of nations

Answer:

(a) Objectives:

• To promote democracy, human rights, the rule of law and good governance.
• To work for world peace, racial equality and the removal of poverty.
• To promote economic, educational and cultural cooperation among member countries.

(b) Establishment: The British Commonwealth was formed in 1931 under the Statute of Westminster by Britain and its self-governing dominions. In 1949 the London Declaration made it the Commonwealth of Nations, a free and equal association; India remained a member though it became a republic, and the British monarch is its symbolic head. Its Secretariat was set up in London in 1965. Most former British colonies are members.

(c) Advantages:

• Member countries get technical and economic help, trade benefits and expert advice through Commonwealth funds.
• Commonwealth scholarships help students study in other member countries.
• The Commonwealth Games and cultural programmes promote friendship.
• It gives small and developing countries a forum to put forward their problems, and it has opposed apartheid and racialism.