24th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting CHOGM 2015 | |
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Host country | Malta |
Dates | 27–29 November 2015 |
Venue(s) | Mediterranean Conference Centre; Radisson Golden Sands; Corinthia Palace Hotel Fort St. Angelo (retreat) |
Cities | Valletta; Għajn Tuffieħa, Mellieħa; St. Julian's Birgu |
Participants | 52 (of 53 members) |
Heads of State or Government | 31 (30 at Opening Ceremony) |
Chair | Joseph Muscat (Prime Minister of Malta) |
Follows | 2013 |
Precedes | 2018 |
Website | chogm2015 |
Key points | |
Climate change and global sustainability Extremism, terrorism and security Refugee crisis Economic issues Election of Secretary-General Decriminalisation of homosexuality Corruption |
The 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, also known as CHOGM 2015 was the 24th Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was held in Malta from 27 to 29 November.[1] Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena handed the position of Commonwealth Chair-in-Office to Maltese prime minister Joseph Muscat at the meeting.