 Excellencies, partners, colleagues and friends, greetings from the Commonwealth of 56 nations and 2.5 billion people. Human rights are at the heart of our charter and the cornerstone of our work and at a time of profound global change and crisis this Human Rights 75 initiative is so important. I am proud to pledge that the Commonwealth's efforts to support our member states to establish and strengthen their national institutions, implement the convention on the rights of persons with disabilities and put rights at the heart of our efforts to tackle climate change will intensify. And I'm proud to offer the Commonwealth's partnership to all people, governments and institutions who strive to advance the promise of freedom, equality and justice for all.