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.
Press Release: GPM Annual Summit 2023 in Skopje, North Macedonia
Global Parliament of Mayors Annual Summit 2023 Empowering, Engaging, and Caring Cities: Delivering Democracy and Development with the Next Generations Skopje, November 2023 - Around 100 participants, including mayors & deputy mayors, as well as leaders [...]
Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe Awarded GPM’s Prestigious Dr. Benjamin Barber Global Cities Award 2023
17 November 2023 This year, the Global Parliament of Mayors awarded the prestigious Dr. Benjamin Barber Global Cities Award to Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe of Banjul, The Gambia. The award ceremony was part of the [...]
GPM Welcomes Mayor Alix Desulme of North Miami, Florida
12 October 2023- The GPM is delighted to welcome Mayor Alix Desulme of North Miami, Florida. Mayor Desulme was first elected into office in 2009, in a city-wide election, making history as the first Black [...]
GPM Welcomes Mayor Ion Ceban of Chișinău, Moldova
15 September 2023- The GPM is delighted to welcome Mayor Ion Ceban of Chisinau, Moldova. Mayor Ion Ceban is a Moldovan politician, current mayor of Chișinău, the capital of Moldova. He is also the leader [...]
GPM Welcomes Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis of Athens, Greece
14 September 2023- The GPM is delighted to welcome Mayor Kosta Bakoyannis of Athens, Greece. Kostas Bakoyannis studied history and international relations at Brown University in Rhode Island and graduated from Harvard with a Masters in [...]
Rainer Kern is appointed as new GPM Executive Director
The Global Parliament of Mayors has named Rainer Kern as its new Executive Director, succeeding Caroline Schep, who recently stepped down. Kern, an experienced leader in international governance and urban affairs, will bring fresh perspectives [...]
Webinar: Caring Cities: Youth Engagement in Policy Development, Democratic Processes, and the Labor Market
The Global Parliament of Mayors and the City of Monrovia are joining forces to host an insightful webinar titled Caring Cities: Youth Engagement in Policy Development, Democratic Processes, and the Labor Market. The webinar scheduled [...]
GPM Welcomes Mayor António Loureiro of Albergaria-a-Velha, Portugal
09 August 2023 - The GPM is delighted to welcome Mayor António Loureiro of Albergaria-a-Velha, Portugal. Mayor António Loureiro was elected to the position of mayor of the city of Albergaria-a-Velha in 2013. Earlier, [...]
Ian Klaus, Founding Director of Carnegie California, named GPM Advisory Committee Chair
25 July 2023 - Ian Klaus will take on the Chair-position of the Advisory Committee of the Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM). He succeeds Ivo Daalder (President of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs), who [...]
Mayors’ Declaration for Better Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response
12 July 2023 - The Global Parliament of Mayors and the Geneva Cities Hub are calling on mayors from around the world to sign the Mayors' Declaration for Better Pandemic Prevention, Preparednes, and Response. This [...]