CLGF Secretary-General Carl Wright moderated a high level discussion on Cooperating to advance the new post-2015 development agenda: challenges and opportunities for local economic development (LED) at the 3rd World Forum on LED in Turin on 16 October which allowed him to highlight the key role local and regional government will play in not only LED but also in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon gave the keynote address at this session where he highlighted the key role of local government in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Read More

CLGF has been coordinating position of the Governmental Commonwealth Associated Organisations in the run up to the 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). Read More

CLGF Pacific attended the sixth Asia Pacific Urban Forum (APUF-6) which was conducted by UNESCAP in Jakarta, Indonesia from the 19-21 October. Read More

Local governments around the world recognise the opportunity to transform cities into inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable places, while working towards a New Urban Agenda. CLGF takes this opportunity to recall the central role and responsibilities of local governments in the Habitat III process and confirm our commitment to constructively contribute to develop a strong action agenda in Quito. Happy World Cities Day 2015! Read More

The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and the Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF), based in Fiji, conducted a scoping mission from August 27 - September 10 in Tuvalu for the design of the LoCAL mechanism. Tuvalu is the first country in the Pacific where the LoCAL mechanism will be designed. Read More

Two Indian cities have been chosen for pilot LED projects that bring together local government practitioners and LED experts from different Commonwealth countries to share experience and best practice with Indian city and municipality administrators. The experts will help build knowledge and understanding on LED and develop work programmes in the two partner cities Indore and Jaipur. Read More