CLGC2023 Conference Special
30 November 2023
Welcome to enews 2023 - special conference edition Commonwealth Local Government Conference 2023 News Message from CLGF Secretary-General Ms Lucy Slack From 13-17 November 2023, we were delighted to welcome members and partners to Kigali in Rwanda for the tenth Commonwealth Local Government Conference. After a long pause since the last in-person pan-Commonwealth conference, it was a great pleasure to be able to bring members together at an event organised in partnership with hosts, the … Read More
CLGF enews - 2023 Special edition
23 October 2023
Welcome to enews 2023 - special conference edition Commonwealth Local Government Conference 2023 News Dear Member, As excitement mounts for our imminent Commonwealth Local Government Conference, which is being held in Kigali, Rwanda from 14-17 November, we explain why YOU should be there! Everything you need to know can be found on the official conference website. Looking back at the last CLGC2017 in Malta, we celebrate the event with this short video clip. Just like CLGF2017, this is the … Read More
CLGF enews - 2023 issue 6
11 October 2023
Welcome to enews 2023 - edition 6 In this edition: We are looking forward to seeing our members and partners at the CLGC2023, please visit the Conference website to find out more about the programme - Local government: building resilience across the Commonwealth - and to book your place. We also have news from CLGF’s participation at the Commonwealth Women’s Affairs Ministers meeting, an interview with Cllr Munroe from the Bahamas, who spoke at the WAMM, and an update on the successful 6th … Read More
CLGF enews - 2023 issue 5
15 August 2023
Welcome to enews 2023 - edition 5 In this edition, we look at the recent regional meeting held in West and Central Africa focusing on decentralisation and empowering local government in the post covid recovery period; local government’s contribution to the UN High Level Policy Forum; and the exciting developments relating to the Commonwealth Local Government Conference, which takes place from 14-17 November in Kigali, Rwanda. with the theme of building local resiience across the … Read More
CLGF enews - 2023 issue 4
04 July 2023
Welcome to enews 2023 - edition 4 In this edition, we are pleased to announce the dates of the next Commonwealth Local Government Conference in Kigali, Rwanda. The Conference will focus on building local resilience in the face of current and future shocks. We hope you will be able to join us at this important event. We are delighted to tell you about the upcoming regional meeting for West and Central Africa in Yaounde, Cameroon at the end of July, and share details of the Commonwealth’s new … Read More
CLGF enews - 2023 issue 3
23 May 2023
Welcome to enews - May 2023 2023 has been designated the Commonwealth Year of Youth. E-news includes information about CLGF’s paper on youth and cities and the recent online dialogue meetings. In addition to updates from the regions, read more about CALGA’s meeting and the roll out of CLGF’s digital tools for women in leadership. We hope you find this edition interesting and if you have any news to share that you think will be of interest to CLGF members, please contact us at: … Read More
CLGF enews - 2023 issue 2
05 April 2023
Welcome to enews - April 2023 CLGF marked this year's Commonwealth Day which was celebrated on 13 March, with observances, speeches, exhibitions and cultural events across the 56 Commonwealth member countries. Take a look at some of the Commonwealth Secretariat's official photos from the day ... and read more about the event ... March was also the month in which we marked International Women's Day and we pay tribute to all the women in local government across the Commonwealth who are … Read More
CLGF enews - 2023 issue 1
16 February 2023
Welcome to enews - February 2023 Welcome to this edition of enews 2023! We share the good news of an EU approved guarantee scheme for sustainable development in cities, a Municipal Corporation in India issuing green bonds to fund a solar power plant, and an exciting new project in Kiribati; we are excited to share details of the launch of the Commonwealth Year of Youth and we hope members will want to be part of this. We hope you find this edition interesting and if you have any news to … Read More
CLGF enews - 2022 issue 2
01 June 2022
Welcome to enews - June 2022 Welcome to the latest edition of enews! We are delighted in this edition to tell you about the priorities of our new Strategic Plan and the Statement of Action we have just signed with ICLEI. There is information about some exciting projects in the Pacific and West Africa; and our regional meetings in the Caribbean and Southern Africa. If you have any news to share that you think will be of interest to CLGF members, please contact us at: info@clgf.org.uk CLGF … Read More
CLGF enews - 2022 issue 1
17 March 2022
Welcome to enews - March 2022 Welcome to the latest edition of enews! In the month in which we celebrate Commonwealth Day and International Women's Day, we are keen to highlight the important contribution of local government through strategic leadership and delivery of key services to the lives of the 2.5bn Commonwealth citizens. Read how IWD is being marked; the report on local government's session at COP26; our regional meeting in East Africa; download Issue 25 of the Commonwealth Journal … Read More