1981 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

6th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
Host country Australia
Dates30 September7 October 1981
CitiesMelbourne
ChairMalcolm Fraser
(Prime Minister)
Follows1979
Precedes1983
Key points
Developing countries

The 1981 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting was the sixth Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was held in Melbourne, Victoria, between 30 September 1981 and 7 October 1981, and was hosted by that country's Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser.

At the meeting the Melbourne Declaration was agreed which "clarifies and extends the Commonwealth commitment to a fair international economic and financial system, and support for struggling poor countries."[1]

  1. ^ "Melbourne Declaration | The Commonwealth". Archived from the original on 2015-06-05.