2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
Diplomatic conference
| 27th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting CHOGM | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host country |  Samoa |
| Dates | 21–25 October 2024 |
| Cities | Apia |
| Chair | Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa, Prime Minister of Samoa |
| Follows | CHOGM 2022 |
The 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, also known as CHOGM 2024, will be the 27th Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. The meeting is scheduled to be held in Samoa from 21–25 October 2024.[1][2]
The theme for the meeting is "One Resilient Common Future: Transforming our Common Wealth"[3] with an aim to strengthen "resilient democratic institutions upholding human rights, democracy, and the rule of law"[2] as well as combatting climate change in particular its impact on small states and island states.[4] The meeting will be the first full Commonwealth summit held since the death of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022 and the first presided over by King Charles III as Head of the Commonwealth.[3] It will also be the first Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting held in a Pacific Small Island Developing State.[5]
According to former Jamaican prime minister PJ Patterson, reparations for slavery is one of the agenda items to be discussed at the summit.[6]
There will be an election for a new Commonwealth Secretary-General as Patricia Scotland indicated in 2022 that she would only serve for two more years.[7] Ghanian foreign minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey,[8] Gambian foreign minister Mamadou Tangara, and Senator Joshua Septiba of Lesotho have announced their candidacies for the position.[9]
References
- ^ "Commonwealth Heads of Government to meet in Samoa in 2024". The Commonwealth. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Prime Minister Confident with Preparations for CHOGM". Samoa Global News. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Samoa announces theme for the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting". The Commonwealth. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "Samoa makes resilience CHOGM's theme as fight over financing looms". Commonwealth Roundtable. The Commonwealth. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "CHOGM to be held in Samoa in 2024". The (Jamaica) Gleaner. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "PJ Patterson welcomes placement of reparations on agenda at next CHOGM". Jamaica Observer. August 4, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ "Australian-backed candidate fails to topple Commonwealth boss Patricia Scotland". 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Foreign Affairs minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey eyes Commonwealth Secretary-General position". Modern Ghana. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Dr Tangara, 2 others vie for Commonwealth SG position". The Point. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
