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

This December, residents will go to the polls to vote in the Honiara City Council and Provincial elections. Read More

November 27 marked the official launch for hosting the Commonwealth Local Government Conference planned for June next year in Gaborone, Botswana. Read More

Honiara City Council and Guadalcanal Provincial Government in the Solomon Islands and Maribyrnong City Council in Australia have come together in a partnership to foster gender-responsive local governance. Read More

The Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) today announced that the 2015 Commonwealth Local Government Conference will be held in Gaborone, Botswana on 16-19 June 2015 in partnership with the Botswana Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development and the Botswana Association of Local Authorities (BALA). The conference is held every two years and 2015 will be the first time it has been held in Botswana. Read More

Local government experts met in Edinburgh on 28-29 October to look at devolution and decentralisation challenges faced by councils in European countries that are part of the Commonwealth. Read More