Increased youth participation in local governance was called for in August at a gathering to commemorate the African Day of Decentralisation and Local Development in Malawi. Read More

CLGF Secretary-General Dr Greg Munro received a warm welcome during a productive visit to Mozambique in August. Meeting with the Hon Carmelita Namashula, Minister for Territorial Administration (Associacao Nacional dos Municipios de Mocambique - ANAMM); and Cllr David Simango, Mayor of Maputo City Council; the visit has resulted in a commitment to better cooperation. Read More

The themes and priorities for the 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) were formally announced last night by the UKs Prime Minister Teresa May; Prime Minister of Malta Dr Joseph Muscat; together with the Commonwealth Secretary-General. T Read More

The CLGF-EU project Localising the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Caribbean has picked up the pace in Trinidad and Tobago, where a second in a series of workshops for municipal corporations on project management was held on 12-13 September. Read More

With rapid urbanisation a major feature of the development agenda - evidenced by Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11 (to create cities that are inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable) - CLGF has been able to make significant progress in this area by hosting the new Steering Committee of the Commonwealth Sustainable Cities Network (CSCN). Read More

Earlier this week, we caught up with CLGF Chairperson and President of the Botswana Association of Local Authorities (BALA) Cllr Rev Mpho, on his way to a High Level Panel meeting on the New Urban Agenda and UN Habitat, representing CLGF in New York Read More