27th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Concludes in Apia, Samoa.

International

The 27th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM 2024) was held in Apia, Samoa from 24th to 26th October 2024. Samoa, with support from Australia, hosted the event.


      - The theme for CHOGM 2024 was "One Resilient Common Future: Transforming our Common Wealth."

      - 2024 marks the 75th anniversary of the Commonwealth and the first CHOGM hosted by a Pacific island country.

      - It also marks His Majesty King Charles III's first CHOGM as Head of the Commonwealth.

Main Points:-   (i) The Indian delegation, led by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (MOPA), Government of India (GoI), participated in the Executive Session of CHOGM 2024.

      (ii) Commonwealth countries adopted their first ocean declaration during the summit amidst growing calls from some of Britain's former colonies for reparatory justice related to the trans-Atlantic slave trade.


About Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA)

Secretary-General - Stephen Twigg
Headquarters - London
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