Gender equality in local government is key to the work of CLGF and it was very timely for the interests of local government to be heard as part of the 13th Commonwealth Womens Affairs Ministers Meeting (WAMM) held last month in the Bahamas. Read More

The Commonwealth has the potential to take a global lead on sustainable urbanisation and climate resilience. This is the key theme of a new book Planning, Sustainable Urbanisation and the Commonwealth: The Commonwealth Association of Planners, Past, Present and Future. Read More

The theme of the 2023 Commonwealth Local Government Conference CLGC2023 is: Building resilience in local government to build back better. We explain why this subject is crucial as we go forward and why you should be in Kigali for CLGC2023. Read More

CLGF held a regional conference for its members in West and Central Africa from 25-27 July in Yaounde, Cameroon. The meeting was hosted by Hon Georges Elanga Obam, Minister for Decentralisation and Local Development (MINDDEVEL). Read More

In line with the theme of the Commonwealth Local Government Conference 2023 - Building resilience in local government - which takes place in November in Kigali, Rwanda, we wanted to take a look at why this issue is so crucial on a very localised and personal level. Read More

CLGC2023 was formally launched last week at a virtual panel discussion and press conference, open to CLGF members and representatives of High Commissions across the Commonwealth. Read More