The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) kicks off in Apia as Samoa prepares to host leaders and senior politicians from 56 countries — including three monarchs.
And preparations are in their final stages right across the Pacific Island nation's green undulating hills and neat-as-a-pin villages.
This will be the first CHOGM to be hosted by a Pacific country and Samoa's government has poured huge quantities of time and effort into the meeting, mobilising ordinary people in villages across the country in a truly national campaign.While most of CHOGM's main events will be hosted in central Apia, Samoa's government is determined to take visitors out of the capital and into its hinterlands.
And he's hoping — or perhaps expecting — that the Canadian delegation will also show up later this week for a visit. Australia is moving to establish a 200-strong cohort of highly trained Pacific police officers which could be deployed to regional hotspots. A spokesperson for Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade told the ABC that it was proud to help Samoa host a "uniquely Pacific" CHOGM.
And while the commonwealth isn't a trading bloc, its Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, told the ABC's The Pacific that flourishing trade ties between member countries prove its enduring value.Photo shows King Charles points to Elder Abe Muriata while speaking. They are sitting down. King Charles wears medals on his left."Inter commonwealth trade is expected to reach $1 trillion by 2026 and $2 trillion by 2030," she said.
For example, all three of the candidates to replace Patricia Scotland as secretary general — who are all from Africa — have championed the idea of either financial reparations for countries that suffered under slavery or colonisation. Many of these governments remain deeply frustrated that they're still struggling to get access to the climate finance they need to deal with climate disasters and environmental ruin.
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