25 April, 2022 - The GPM is proud to announce that, along side the Association of German Cities and ICLEI, the GPM will be hosting the U7 Mayors Summit on May 3, 2022 from 14.00 - 16.00 hrs CEST. The theme, "Embracing the Urban World: Cities as Drivers of Change for Peace, Democracy and Sustainability" [...]
19 April 2022 – “The invasion of Ukraine by Vladimir Putin’s military in violation of international law and the war being waged in the most brutal way is causing more and more human suffering every day, affecting the innocent citizens of Ukraine. A sign of hope is the unprecedented solidarity and unity of the world community [...]
19 April 2022 - As a follow-up to the GPM/British Council workshop Uniting Mayors: Local Solutions to Global Climate Challenges, which took place on March 23rd, 2022, the Call to Action "Climate Change, Cities and Forced Migration: Advancing Knowledge, Action, and Collaboration" has been re-opened until June 1st, 2022. Mayors, city networks, and international organisations are [...]
24 March, 2022 - The workshop ‘Uniting Mayors: Local Solutions to Global Climate Challenges‘ has concluded. More than 40 mayors throughout the world have participated and shared their views and expertise on the preservation of cultural heritage, climate migration, and its data collection. The event highlighted that migration and climate change are two interrelated phenomena [...]
17 March, 2022 - “The GPM is appeased to hear the news of the release of Ivan Fedorov, the Mayor of the city of Melitopol. However, Yevhen Matveyev, the Mayor of Dniprorudne is still in the hands of the Russian forces. The GPM strongly condemns the kidnapping and the detention. We reiterate our demand for [...]
14 March, 2022 - Ukraine's invasion, which is unprovoked and unjustified, represents a relapse into the most brutal form of power politics, in the middle of Europe. The aggression is directed not only against military targets, but explicitly against civilians, hospitals, and homes. Its goal is the complete subjugation and replacement of democratically elected representatives [...]
14 March, 2022 - Ukrainian mayors of big cities, heads of amalgamated communities and representatives of local-self governance associations representing over 800 communities signed an open letter to World's Mayors and Local-Governance. At dawn on February 24, the Russian Federation attacked independent and sovereign Ukraine. This cruel bloodshed in the heart of Europe was the [...]
11 March, 2022 - The GPM is honoured to welcome its newest member, Mayor Manuel de Araújo of Quelimane, Mozambique. Mayor de Araújo has been mayor of Quelimane since December 2011. He has served as a Member of Parliament for Maganja da Costa Constituency, Zambezia Province, Shadow Minister for Youth, Sports, Tourism and Culture and [...]
11 March, 2022 - The GPM, in partnership with the British Council, organizes an in-depth workshop for mayors on 23 March, 16.00 - 18.00 hrs CET, to support them in their commitments to implement the Call to Action on Climate Migration that the GPM launched last year towards COP26. The workshop will connect mayors from [...]
28 February, 2022 – In January, the G7 Presidency published its program, which highlighted the importance of “harnessing the transformative power of cities.” Cities can offer immense contributions to the goal of “progress for a just world” and the five fields of action defined by the Presidency. To this end, the Association of German Cities, [...]
