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 private sector to set forth an affirmative agenda for democratic renewal and to tackle the greatest threats faced by democracies [...]
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 Center to organize the side event “Mayors Delivering Democracy Daily” of the Summit for Democracy. The event, held on December [...]
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 now a member of the GPM’s Daily Board, joining Mayor Peter Kurz (Mannheim, Germany), who serves as Chair of the [...]
29 November, 2021 – In collaboration with the British Council the GPM is giving a platform to youth voices to share their perspective on climate related migration. This blog series is part of the joint project “Uniting Mayors for Local Solutions to Global Climate Challenges”, in partnership with the British Council as part of The [...]
25 November, 2021 - A woman in the remote village of Phoksundo, Dolpo finally feeds her livestock as unpredictable and heavy snowfall has left little fodder to collect in the area. Photo by Sonam Choekyi Lama. According to the Environmental Migration Portal, more than 400,000 people in Nepal have so far been displaced [...]
25 November, 2021 - The GPM welcomes Mayor Michaël Delafosse of Montpellier, France, as new member to the Global Parliament of Mayors. Mayor Delafosse was elected mayor of Montpellier and president of Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole in 2020. Montpellier is the eighth-largest city in France, an ancient city that has become one of the largest international [...]
23 November, 2021 - The GPM congratulates the city of The Hague with the award "World Smart City 2021". The award was presented on the 17th of November during the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona. The Smart City approach from the Municipality of The Hague is reflected in the LivingLab Scheveningen project. Since [...]
22 November, 2021 - The GPM wants to extend its congratulations to the city of Ghent, which was just awarded the title of European Youth Capital 2024. On the 18th of November 2021, the European Youth Forum announced the winner, recognizing the city's exemplary embodiment of European Youth Forum values: youth participation, empowerment, and inclusion. [...]
18 November 2021 – Approximately 200 million people are expected to leave their homes due to climate change by 2050, with most of those displaced people moving to cities. Forced migration is the human face of the global climate crisis and cities are sanctuaries for many migrants. Cities in the Global North and South must [...]
15 November, 2021 - In collaboration with the British Council' the GPM is giving a platform to youth voices to share their perspective on climate related migration. This blog series is part of the joint project “Uniting Mayors for Local Solutions to Global Climate Challenges”, in partnership with the British Council as part of The [...]
