26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit - 2022

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26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit 2022 organised on 20-25 June 2022, in Kigali, Rwanda.

• External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar attended the meeting.

• The meeting had been postponed twice due to Covid-19 pandemic.

• During the meeting, leaders of Commonwealth member states will deliberate on global challenges such as climate change, food security and health.

• Theme of the summit - Delivering a Common Future - Connecting, Innovating, Transforming.  

• About Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM)

• It brings together delegations from 54 countries in Africa, the Caribbean, the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Pacific.

• It aims to strengthen multilateral cooperation, explore new opportunities and tackle common challenges for the betterment of future generations.

• It is hosted alternately by different member countries.

• This meeting has been held Since 1971.

• Members of the Commonwealth of Nations

• The head of the Commonwealth is the Queen of Great Britain Elizabeth II.

• He received this title as a result of elections following the resignation of his father. 

• The title of head cannot be inherited, so the new head of the Commonwealth of Nations is elected by voting at each meeting.

• The Commonwealth comprises 54 countries of the world in all 6 continents.

• The members have a total population of 2.1 billion, which is about a third of the world's population.

• Of its total population, 1.17 billion live in India.

• After India, the next largest Commonwealth countries by population are Pakistan (176 million), Bangladesh (156 million), Nigeria (149 million).

• The land area of the Commonwealth of Nations accounts for about 21% of the total world land area.

• The largest Commonwealth nations by area are Canada, Australia and India.