As the 59th Commission on the Status of Women gets underway in New York, it provides a good opportunity to take stock on commitments made to improve outcomes for Pacific women, particularly in the area of leadership. Read More

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) together with the Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF Pacific) are jointly facilitating the fourth Pacific Urban Forum (PUF) to be held at the Tanoa International Hotel in Nadi, Fiji. The event will run from the 25-27 March with the theme: Towards a Pacific New Urban Agenda: Harnessing Opportunities in a Post-2015 environment. Read More

CLGF has been working hard to highlight the important role of local government in development and the importance of establishing suitable financing mechanisms to support capacity strengthening and institution building for local governments. Read More

Building on CLGFs ongoing work to promote and protect the interests of local government in Southern Africa CLGF joined with SARO representatives Maurice Mbolela, Executive Secretary at LGA of Zambia, and Ketlhomilwe Moletsane, Secretary General of the BALA , to participate in a workshop to support the establishment of a local government association in Lesotho. Read More

A new waste management capacity-building project was launched in Matsapha, Swaziland on 10 February where the town has long suffered from rubbish being disposed of at the side of the road. The project is one of CLGFs activities in Swaziland that are part of CLGFs DFID-funded programme in Southern Africa. Read More

CLGF has signed an historic partnership agreement with the European Union to support good governance and sustainable development at local level. The agreement was signed by CLGF Board member Mayor Lazaros Savvides and EU Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica, in Brussels. Read More