CLGF has signed a Statement of Action with ICLEI at the recent Local Governments for Sustainability and Commonwealth Local Government Forum held in Malm in May. With a common commitment to sustainable development, the two organisations are looking at more opportunities for collaboration. Read More

Partnership is key to all development activities if we are to achieve the targets of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). One important project in the Pacific on Local Economic Development (LED) has only been possible through such effective collaboration. Read More

CLGF Pacific has recently restored its partnership with the Australian Volunteers Programme (AVP) with the appointment of two short-term volunteers to work with the Pacific Partnership on the New Urban Agenda, of which CLGF Pacific is the Secretariat. Read More

CLGF Pacific is nearing completion of a year-long local economic development (LED) project in Tuvalu, one of the smallest and most remote countries on Earth with its highest point only 4.6 meters above sea level. Read More

With one third of the winners coming from the Commonwealth, CLGF is delighted at the announcement by Bloomberg Philanthropies of the 15 successful cities. Read More