The Global Parliament of Mayors is a governance body of, by and for mayors from all continents with a vision to the world in which mayors, their cities and networks are equal partners in building global governance for an inclusive and sustainable world.
The mission is to convene a Global Parliament of Mayors to facilitate debates between mayors, national governments and international organisations, drive systematic action to take on global and national challenges and opportunities to achieve political change on a global scale. Mayors take leadership and ownership of the global challenges that they face on a local level.
Registration GPM Annual Summit 2022 in Katowice, Poland, is open!
The registration for the GPM Annual Summit 2022 in Katowice, Poland, on 24-25 June, is open. The GPM Annual Summit will be held in connection with the World Urban Forum (WUF) in Katowice (26-30 June) [...]
Amman, Freetown, and Rotterdam, winners of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayors Challenge
18 January, 2022 - The GPM wants to extend its congratulations to the cities of Amman, Freetown, and Rotterdam, which were chosen as one of the winners for the Bloomberg Philanthropies' Mayors Challenge. Among 13 [...]
GPM Annual Summit 2021 Final Report and Video
17 January, 2022 - The GPM is proud to share the video and the report of the Annual Summit 2021 in Palermo, Italy. This year’s event addressed how cities are rebuilding in the wake of [...]
Remembering David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament
13 January, 2022 - It is with great sadness that the GPM learned of the passing of European Parliament President David Sassoli. In honor of Mr.Sassoli, GPM Executive Committee member Mayor Leoluca Orlando of Palermo [...]
Season’s Greetings from GPM Chair Peter Kurz
Dear members and partners of the GPM, At the GPM Annual Summit in Palermo, Nobel laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf called on us, as mayors, to approach the challenges we face with an attitude that reflects [...]
GPM endorses the African and European Mayors Statement on Covid-19 Vaccine Equity
13 December, 2021 - The GPM endorses the African and European Statement on Covid-19 Vaccine Equity, calling equal access to vaccines for everyone, having a coordinated and global response to ensure vaccines reach people faster. [...]
Mayor Bryan Barnett appointed Vice Chair GPM Executive Committee
14 December 2021 - Mayor Bryan Barnett, mayor of the city of Rochester Hills, Michigan/USA, has been appointed Vice Chair of the Executive Committee of the Global Parliament of Mayors. Mayor Barnett, currently serving his [...]
GPM Mayor Aki-Sawyerr speaker at President Biden’s Summit For Democracy
10 December, 2021 - GPM Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr (Freetown, Sierra Leone) was speaker at the Summit for Democracy, hosted by President Joe Biden. This two-day summit brought together leaders from government, civil society, and the [...]
GPM co-host of the Summit for Democracy
30 November, 2021 – The Global Parliament of Mayors is extremely proud to be partnering with the governments of the United States, Germany, The Netherlands, and the German Marshall Fund, as well as the Woodrow Wilson [...]
Lord Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe appointed Vice Chair GPM Executive Committee
29 November, 2021 – Lord Mayor of Banjul Rohey Malick Lowe (Banjul, The Gambia) has been appointed Vice Chair of the Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM). In her position as Vice Chair, Mayor Lowe is [...]