Challenges for Global Health Governance
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T11:59:22+01:00January 30, 2020 In late December 2019, China reported to the World Health Organization cases of pneumonia in Wuhan, China, caused by a novel coronavirus. Alexandra Phelan, Rebecca Katz, and Larry Gostin published an opinion piece in JAMA discussing the current status of the outbreak, control measures being implemented in China and by governments [...]
Look to cities, not nation-states, to solve our biggest challenges
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T11:59:22+01:00This article is part of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Written by Robert Muggah, Principal, SecDev Group, Co-Chair of the GPM Advisory Committee The world in 2020 is looking more turbulent and uncertain than ever. Powerful economic, demographic and technological forces are rewiring international politics. According to the World Economic Forum's [...]
Durban Summit Report
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T11:59:22+01:00We are delighted to share with you the GPM Summit 2019 Report. The Annual Summit took place in Durban, South Africa from 9-11 November 2019. Sixty mayors from 27 countries joined with leaders from 15 global city networks and experts from international organisations and UN agencies. The summit was the first gathering hosted by an [...]
GPM Networking Event at the World Urban Forum
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T11:59:22+01:00The Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM) Virtual Parliament the solution to accelerate digital democracy GPM Chair, Peter Kurz, will represent the GPM at the 10th edition of the World Urban Forum (8-13 February) in Abu Dhabi. The theme of the Tenth Session is Cities of Opportunities: Connecting Culture and Innovation. The city of Mannheim is [...]
Cities using the SDGs to reduce urban violence
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T11:59:22+01:00Rachel Locke, Anthony F. Pipa, and Max BouchetWednesday, December 18, 2019 This article was informed by discussions at the Fall 2019 meeting of the Brookings SDG Leadership Cities Network, hosted by Mexico City. Despite growing prosperity as a leading urban center in Latin America, Mexico City is confronting “a crisis situation in … terms of violence,” according [...]
Faculty research advances global Mayor’s network
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T11:59:22+01:00Author: Chrystie F. Swiney, Georgetown Global Cities Initiative Doctoral Fellow A delegation of Georgetown faculty and researchers traveled to Durban, South Africa to support the annual meeting of the Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM). Hosted on the southern coast of the African continent, the summit reflected the rising ambition of mayors to unite not simply [...]
Pact of Free Cities
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T11:59:22+01:00Pact of Free Cities: Die wachsende Union der Kommunen Während die Speerspitzen des Liberalismus und der Privatisierung nun – angesichts der gesellschaftlichen Zuspitzung – über die Möglichkeiten der Krise räsonieren, bereiten sich andere im Stillen für neue Foren politischer Bündnisse wie Entscheidungsfindung vor. Der badische Putschist war dieser Tage auf einem Podium zu vernehmen, wie [...]
GPM Summit 2019 Video
globa0yvjsy2025-03-27T11:59:22+01:00The GPM Annual Summit 2019 was hosted by Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda and brought global city leaders and additionally networks and international experts together to discuss city leadership and key global challenges at a local level. The GPM was honored by the following keynote speakers, Minister of Public Works and Infrasturctre of the Republic of [...]