CLGF's three-day, regional Caribbean conference, held in Barbados in the middle of May, entitled: Building back better: local government delivering development in the Caribbean began with some very positive news about local government in Barbados. Read More

The final activity under the strengthening local administrative data collection project for local authorities in Ghana took place from 17 to 19 May in the form of a data validation workshop. Read More

Local government is getting a boost in the Caribbean with an important event taking place from 17 to 19 May in Bridgetown, Barbados entitled - Building back better: local government delivering development in the Caribbean. Read More

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

With 60% of the Commonwealth's population aged 30 or under, CLGF believes that getting the views of young people, and incorporating them into tangible plans for the way we prepare for the future, is not just important, it is crucial! 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