CLGF participated in the discussion on the role of decentralised cooperation in managing the refugee crisis during Platformas political council meeting on 8 April. The meeting emphasised the vital role of local governments in managing the refugee crisis, role of municipalities in coordinating volunteer support, integrating migrants and ensure exchange of best practices between host regions to ensure relocation of migrants. Read More

CLGF along with the state of Panchayat Elected Women Representatives Association Panchayat Mahila Shakti Abhiyan and the Resource and Support Centre for Development (RSCD) hosted a two day Mahila Sarpanch Conference to strengthen the role of elected womens association on 30-31 March in Mumbai. Read More

CLGF facilitated participation of mayors from member countries including Uganda and Ghana at the launch of the Inclusive Growth in Cities Campaign on 29 March in New York. CLGF supported the participation of Mayor Ibrahim Baidoo of Ashaiman, Ghana ; Mayor Issahaku Nuhu-Putiaha, Wa Municipal Assembly, Ghana and Mayor Johnson Muyanja of Mukono Municipality, Uganda at the event. Read More

CLGF is launching a new regional programme in the Caribbean and opens a small regional office in the Caribbean, which will be co-located with the Caribbean Association of Local Government Authorities (CALGA). The regional launch will take place alongside CLGFs 2016 regional meeting in the Caribbean on 21-23 March in Port of Spain, hosted in collaboration with CALGA, the Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government and TTALGA. Read More

CLGF is launching a new regional programme in the Caribbean and opening a small regional office in the Caribbean, which will be co-located with the Caribbean Association of Local Government Authorities (CALGA). The regional launch will take place alongside CLGF's 2016 regional meeting in the Caribbean on 21-23 March in Port of Spain, hosted in collaboration with CALGA, the Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government and TTALGA. Read More

As a member of the Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments for Post-2015 Agenda (GTF) and Habitat III, CLGF participated in UN Habitats PrepCom II in Nairobi, Kenya on14-16 April to input the local and regional governments perspective into the third UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) that will take place in October 2016. Read More