Welcoming America and the Task Force on Climate Migration (C40&MMC) Support GPM Call to Action

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3 November, 2021 -  Nonprofit and nonpartisan organization Welcoming America, and the Global Mayors Task Force on Climate and Migration from C40 Cities and the Mayors Migration Council have signed the CALL TO ACTION: Climate change, cities and forced migration: Advancing knowledge, action and collaboration from the Global Parliament of Mayors. The call to action [...]

Welcoming America and the Task Force on Climate Migration (C40&MMC) Support GPM Call to Action2025-03-27T11:57:15+01:00

Last chance to join the Call to Action on Climate Migration

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  1 November, 2021 - Some 21.5 million people per year on average over the past decade have had to flee their homes due to climate related reasons. By 2050, over 200 million people will be forced to leave their homes because of climate change. Mayors are optimally placed to address local challenges associated with [...]

Last chance to join the Call to Action on Climate Migration2025-03-27T11:57:15+01:00

Grace Mary Mugasa, newest Honorary Member of the GPM

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22 October, 2021 - The GPM has appointed Grace Mary Mugasa, Uganda’s Minister of State for Public Services, as Honorary Member of the GPM. The Honorary Membership is awarded to mayors that have shown consistent and outstanding support to the GPM and distinguish themselves by meritorious service to the furtherance of the GPM through significant [...]

Grace Mary Mugasa, newest Honorary Member of the GPM2025-03-27T11:57:15+01:00

GPM elects new members Executive Committee

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22 October, 2021 – The Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM) General Meeting has elected two new members to the Executive Committee. The two new members, Bryan K. Barnett, Mayor of Rochester Hills (MI/USA) and former President of the US Conference of Mayors, and Mathias de Clercq, Mayor of Ghent (Belgium) are mandated for the next [...]

GPM elects new members Executive Committee2025-03-27T11:57:15+01:00

Mayors gather for the Global Parliament of Mayors Annual Summit 2021 in Palermo, Italy

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  22 October, 2021 - Over 75 mayors from around the world came together at the Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM) Annual Summit “Reset: Cities leading in a New Era”. The mayors discussed pressing global issues, ranging from governance to climate-related migration and public health. Host of the event, Mayor Leoluca Orlando (Palermo, Italy) underlined [...]

Mayors gather for the Global Parliament of Mayors Annual Summit 2021 in Palermo, Italy2025-03-27T11:57:15+01:00

Commemorative plaque dedicated to Prof. Benjamin R. Barber

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22 October 2021 - During the GPM Annual Summit 2021, GPM Chair Mayor Peter Kurz (Mannheim, Germany) and host city Mayor Leoluca Orlando (Palermo, Italy) unveiled a commemorative plaque dedicated to Dr. Benjamin Barber, philosopher and founder of the GPM, who passed away in 2017. The plaque is placed inside the Palazzo Comitini, headquarter of [...]

Commemorative plaque dedicated to Prof. Benjamin R. Barber2025-03-27T11:57:16+01:00

GPM ANNUAL SUMMIT 2021 “RESET: CITIES LEADING IN A NEW ERA”

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21 October, 2021 - The annual summit of the Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM) 2021, took place for the first time in Italy, hosted by the City and Metropolitan City of Palermo with Mayor Leoluca Orlando, co-founding the GPM. The work took place from 21-23 October 2021 at the Sala Diana in Palazzo Sant'Elia. "The [...]

GPM ANNUAL SUMMIT 2021 “RESET: CITIES LEADING IN A NEW ERA”2025-03-27T11:57:16+01:00

Mayor Bowser (Washington D.C) & Mayor Aki-Sawyerr (Freetown) awarded the Dr. Benjamin Barber Global Cities Award 2021

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21 October, 2021 - This year, the Global Parliament of Mayors awarded the prestigious Dr. Benjamin Barber Global Cities Award to Mayor Muriel Bowser, mayor of Washington DC, USA, and Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone. The award ceremony was part of the opening of the GPM Annual Summit 2021 hosted by Mayor [...]

Mayor Bowser (Washington D.C) & Mayor Aki-Sawyerr (Freetown) awarded the Dr. Benjamin Barber Global Cities Award 20212025-03-27T11:57:16+01:00

Three GPM Mayors Honored for Outstanding Leadership

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14 September, 2021 - Three members of the Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM) were honored for their leadership by the City Mayors Foundation. GPM Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) was announced the joint winner of the World Mayor Prize 2021, along with Mayor Philippe Rio of Grigny, France. The GPM’s Chair, Mayor Peter Kurz [...]

Three GPM Mayors Honored for Outstanding Leadership2025-03-27T11:57:17+01:00

GPM Summit 2021 Update

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Unfortunately, due to restrictions and uncertainties caused by the ongoing pandemic, the GPM will not be able to hold this year’s summit in person. Instead, the debates will be held virtually with the participation of mayors from around the world. We encourage you to register and join us on October 21st & 22nd, 2021. Your voice [...]

GPM Summit 2021 Update2025-03-27T11:57:17+01:00
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