As the world focuses on climate change, with world leaders gathering in Egypt for COP27, we are delighted to circulate a paper that CLGF commissioned in advance of this event. Read More

On Monday, 3 October, World Habitat Day will be marked with a series of events around the theme: Mind the Gap. Leave No One and No Place Behind. Read More

Thanks to Hazel Browns pioneering efforts, Trinidad Tobago has a historical account of women who contested local government elections from 1946 (when the local government system was expanded to include the entire country) up to 2013. Read More

We join with our Commonwealth local government family around the world, in our abject sadness at the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Head of the Commonwealth. Read More

CLGF has signed an important agreement with the European Commission. giving a significant boost to sustainable development at local government level. Read More

Nowhere is it more important to give young people a voice than, in the Commonwealth. With 60% of the population aged 30 and under, young people need to be at the forefront of decision making to guide and inform our development. Read More