Commonwealth citizens are set to benefit from improved legal services in a range of areas as law ministers of Commonwealth member countries ended their meeting in The Bahamas with a package of agreements and pledges.
Tackling terrorism, addressing climate change, responding to natural disasters, meeting sustainable development goals and eradicating early and forced marriage were all on the wide-ranging agenda, said a media release here on Tuesday.
After three days of deliberations, ministers pledged to pursue key law reforms in a number of areas.
“This was a critical moment for the Commonwealth for so many reasons,” Secretary-General Patricia Scotland said and added, “Dominica and Barbuda are still in ruins after devastating hurricanes Irma and Maria, and millions of people in Asia and Africa are still suffering from the after-effects of mudslides, floods and desertification.”
“Countries at the table are also dealing with a frightening escalation of violent and virtual crime, the impact of global terrorism and violent extremism, and with young girls being taken out of school and forced into marriage. These are just some of the challenges facing the nations represented at our meeting, and I am so proud of the diligence, commitment and resolutions of law ministers to find solutions to these issues,” said Patricia Scotland.
