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Friday, November 27, 2015

2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Malta Nov 27 to 29,2015

 
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2015, also known as CHOGM 2015 is the current and 24th meeting scheduled to be held in Malta from Nov 27 to Nov 29,2015

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena handed the position of Commonwealth Chair in Office  to Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat  at the meeting.

The summit which was originally designated to be hosted by Mauritius, was given instead to Malta when the Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam refused to attend the 2013 CHOGM over the human rights situation prevailing in the host country, Sri Lanka, and thus withdrew as the host of the 2015 summit as protocol had required him to attend the summit in order to personally invite other member states

Sitting (left to right) are Sri Lankan President Maithriipala Sirisena, Malta Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, British Queen Elizabeth II and Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma for the family photo of the Commonwealth Heads of State at the CHOGM opening ceremony at the Mediterranean Conference Centre on Friday near Valletta, Malta. 
Sitting (left to right) are Sri Lankan President Maithriipala Sirisena, Malta Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, British Queen Elizabeth II and Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma for the family photo of the Commonwealth Heads of State at the CHOGM opening ceremony at the Mediterranean Conference Centre on Friday near Valletta, Malta.

Commonwealth leaders agree to set up climate change hub


Commonwealth leaders have agreed to set up a climate change hub to facilitate access to funds for the small and poor countries, a decision which is in sync with India’s demand for providing adequate financial resources to developing nations to reduce green house gas emissions.
The decision to set up the hub by Commonwealth, a bloc of 53 countries, came days before world leaders meet at the crucial climate change summit in Paris eyeing an ambitious goal of significantly limiting global warming.

 

 

Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations is a voluntary association of 53 independent and sovereign states

Countries by Region

 

The Commonwealth was first officially formed in 1931 when the Statute of Westminister gave legal recognition to the sovereignty of dominions. Known as the "British Commonwealth", the original members were theUnited Kingdom,Canada,Australia,New Zealand,South Africa,Ireland and Newfoundland, although Australia and New Zealand did not adopt the statute until 1942 and 1947 respectively

Presently, of the states that are members of the Commonwealth of Nations, 3 are in Europe, 12 in North America, 1 in South America, 18 in Africa, 8 in Asia, and 11 in Oceania 

There are 7 former members, 4 of which no longer exist as independent entities (but form part of current member states)

 The members have a combined population of 2.2 billion people, almost a third of the world population, of which 1.21 billion live in India, and 95% live in Asia and Africa combined



Flags wave on a balcony of the Mediterranean Conference Centre where the Commonwealth heads of Government meeting is scheduled to open in Valletta

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire arrive for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull and his wife Lucy arrive for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
 

Sri Lanka's President Sirisena and his wife Jayanthi arrive for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting  

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall arrive at the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta, Malta

The Queen and Malta's Prime Minister Muscat arrive at the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta, Malta

The Queen delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta
 

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