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New date announced for Commonwealth Head of Government Meeting

New date announced for Commonwealth Head of Government Meeting

The President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame together with Commonwealth Secretary-General, The Rt. Hon. Patricia Scotland, recently announced the week of 20 June as the new date agreed with member countries for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM)

CHOGM was due to have been held in Kigali in June 2020 but has been postponed twice due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. CHOGM is customarily held every two years and is the Commonwealth’s highest consultative and policy-making gathering. Commonwealth leaders selected Rwanda as host for their next summit when they met in London in 2018.

President Kagame said they are pleased to welcome all delegates and participants to Kigali for a safe and productive CHOGM Rwanda 2022. “The last two years have made it clear to us that we are more connected than ever before and we must work together to achieve the tangible and sustainable results we want. The long-waited meeting will be an important occasion to come together to address the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and to build on innovative technological and economic opportunities to solve other key problems facing our citizens,” he emphasized.

While Scotland said she is delighted that the Commonwealth family can finally be reunited, four years from their last CHOGM in London, their meeting in Rwanda will give them a real opportunity to reaffirm the values that bind the Commonwealth together and focus on vital issues, including the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, tackling climate change poverty, boosting trade and promoting sustainable development, all issues that can only be dealt with decisively through multilateral cooperation and mutual support.

“We have adapted throughout the pandemic, holding ministerial meetings online. It is with great joy and anticipation that I look ahead to a face-to-face Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting. This will be the first CHOGM to be held in Africa for over a decade and I would like to commend the Government and people of Rwanda for their outstanding commitment and dedication to delivering an exemplary CHOGM in Kigali. I thank all Rwandans for their grace and fortitude in undertaking such detailed preparations to ensure a safe, secure and productive CHOGM that drives the Commonwealth forward in these trying times,” she concluded.


 

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