The theme of the 2023 Commonwealth Local Government Conference CLGC2023 is: Building resilience in local government to build back better. We explain why this subject is crucial as we go forward and why you should be in Kigali for CLGC2023. Read More

As we approach October and the next round of the Bloomberg Cities Challenge, we take a closer look at the proposals from the thirteen Commonwealth cities, who were among 50 Champion Cities selected. They will all resubmit an improved version of their applications and, at the end of 2021, 15 of the 50 will become Grand Prize Winners and each receive $1M to bring their ideas to life. Read More

Thirteen Commonwealth cities from over six hundred applications have been selected by a committee of global experts to be part of the Bloomberg Philanthrophies 50 Champion Cities 2021. Read More

As we mark International Womens Day 2021, we celebrate the enormous contribution of women in local government throughout the Commonwealth. Read More

Sustainable urbanisation has become one of CLGFs key priorities. The Bloomberg Global City Challenge 2021 represents an excellent opportunity to support innovation in transforming cities to meet the challenges of urbanisation. Read More