Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF)

Current Context : India participated at CLGF Annual Board meeting in Sri Lanka.

Theme of the meeting was “Reinforcing Social Resilience through Women’s Political Representation.”

ABOUT COMMONWEALTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT FORUM

• Established in 1995
• Headquartes : London, UK
• CLGF has actively worked in Asia to support decentralization and reforms that empower local governments, improving governance and service delivery.
• It is a organisation that unites Local Government, Ministries of Local Government, national associations of local government, and individual councils from 56 Commonwealth countries (including India).
• It is dedicated to support women’s full and active participation in public life, especially in achieving equal representation in local governance, aligning with SDG 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.