Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2015

24th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting CHOGM 2015
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.mt
Key points
Climate change and global sustainability Extremism, terrorism and security Refugee crisis Economic issues Election of Secretary-General Decriminalisation of homosexuality Corruption

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2015, 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. Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena handed the position of Commonwealth Chair-in-Office to Maltese prime minister Joseph Muscat at the meeting.

The summit, which was originally designated to be hosted by Mauritius, was given to Malta when the Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam refused to attend the CHOGM 2013 over the human rights situation prevailing in the host country, Sri Lanka, and thus withdrew as the host of the 2015 summit as protocol had required him to attend the summit in order to personally invite other member states.

The summit was held at various venues in Valletta and Għajn Tuffieħa's Golden Bay with retreats at Fort St. Angelo in Birgu. The opening ceremony and reception were held at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta with executive and special sessions held at the Radisson Golden Sands at Golden Beach. Most press conferences were being held at the InterContinental Hotel in St. Julian's. The official theme of the event was "The Commonwealth - Adding Global Value". A series of civil society conferences in the form of a People's Forum, Women's Forum, Youth Forum and Business Forum were held in the days leading up to the main summit and explored avenues such as building democracy and rule of law, championing small states, creating economic opportunities, empowering youth, inclusive development, human rights, and public service reform among Commonwealth nations.