11 January 2023 - National governments and international institutions are increasingly recognizing the power of urban diplomacy. On December 23, 2022, U.S. President Biden signed the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. Section 9108 of the new law acknowledges that, “the growth of subnational cooperation has enabled States and municipalities [...]
December 2022 -"This has been a year of remarkable progress for the GPM, both as an organization and in our efforts to effect change. First, as an organization, we have welcomed 18 new members from 16 countries. These mayors bring with them new perspectives, enthusiasm, and commitment to our shared goals. We have also benefitted [...]
16 December 2022 – The Global Parliament of Mayors is excited to announce that Mayor Giuseppe Monteleone of Carini, Italy, has joined the GPM. Mayor Monteleone is one of the two mayors designated by the Sicilian branch of the National Association of Italian Municipalities (ANCI) to represent the Sicilian mayors in the GPM. Mayor Monteleone was [...]
5 December 2022 - Braga and Brussels have been selected on a shortlist to become the first European Capital of Democracy (ECoD) 2023-2024. Alongside Barcelona, the three cities are frontrunners in democracy, were selected by the Experts' Jury after intensive visits to the candidate cities and analysing their detailed multifaceted approach programmes toward democracy. The [...]
01 December 2022 - The Global Parliament of Mayors is excited to announce that Mayor Danela Arsovska of Skopje, Macedonia, has joined the organisation. Mayor Arsovska was elected as Mayor of Skopje in 2021. Back in 2014, she was voted in as President of the Macedonian Chambers of Commerce, the union of national chambers of [...]
16 November 2022 - In partnership with Abu Dhabi Sustainable Week (ADSW) and Masdar City, the GPM hosted today an onsite Roundtable for mayors at COP27. GPM Mayors Sharon Dijksma (Utrecht, the Netherlands), Rohey Malick Lowe (Banjul, the Gambia), and Manuel de Araujo (Quelimane, Mozambique) contributed to the debate. Mayor Marcin Krupa (Katowice, Poland) and Ms. Phyllis Dickerson, ED African American [...]
10 November 2022 - At COP27, Vice Chair Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe of Banjul (the Gambia) will participate in the panel on 'Financing low carbon, resilient and inclusive cities through multi-level governance’ hosted by the World Resources Institute (WRI). The session will take place on November 11, 12.00 – 13.30 pm EET, in the Multi-level [...]
9 November 2022 – The GPM supports the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Summary for Urban Policymakers. The Summary for Urban Policymakers (SUP) has convened IPCC report authors acting in an independent capacity with local government officials, national governments and business communities through partnerships with the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy's networks of cities, the Resilience [...]
31 October 2022 - By 2050, nearly 7 out of 10 people globally will live in cities and other urban settings. Although many will benefit from their urban status, rapid and unplanned urbanization can have negative social and environmental health impacts, particularly on the poorest and most vulnerable. While urbanization, overall, is expected to reduce [...]
24 October 2022 - Congratulations to GPM Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE of Freetown on winning the 2022 C40 Cities Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards under the 'Innovative Climate Solutions' category. Freetown won the award for the project FreetownTheTreeTown, an initiative set up with the objective to plant, digitally track, and grow 1 million trees across Freetown by [...]
