Core values http://thecommonwealth.org/sites/default/files/events/documents/CHOGM%202013%20Communique_0.pdf
Figure 6: importance of democracy; human rights; international peace and security; tolerance, respect and understanding; freedom of expression; separation of powers; rule of law; good governance; sustainable development; protecting the environment; access to health, education, fo od and shelter; gender equality; young people; the needs of small and vulnerable states; and the role of civil society. Heads emphasi s ed that these values were inter linked and mutually reinforcing.
Figure 43: Women and the Girl Child 43. Heads of Government agreed that the Commonwealth will continue to address the issue of child, early and forced marriage, giving due consideration to the domestic legislation of member countries and relevant international law . In this context, Heads noted the recent Commonwealth Roundtable on E arly and F orced M arriage and mandated the Commonwealth