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 [...]
4 March, 2022 – Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE was elected as Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone, in March 2018. Since assuming office, her work to #TransformFreetown has gained international attention for its inclusive and data-driven approach. She is a valued member of the Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM) and the most recent recipient of the prestigious Dr. [...]
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, [...]
27 February, 2022 - The GPM wants to extend its warm welcome to Mayor Honoré Gabriel Rasamimanana of Antsirabe, Madagascar, as new member of the Global Parliament of Mayors. Mayor Rasamimanana is mayor of Antsirabe since 2020. From 2015 to 2019, he was Vice President of the municipal council of Antsirabe Commune and consular member [...]
25 February, 2022 - We, mayors, join together in support of the cities, towns, settlements, and villages of Ukraine. Cities everywhere must have a say in determining their own, and our shared, futures. Mayors and city residents are advancing action on democratic practices, economic opportunity and climate change, but they can do none of this [...]
23 February, 2022 - Pandemic preparedness has been a crucial issue for GPM Mayors long before the COVID-19 Pandemic. Both in the 2018 Bristol Declaration and in the 2019 Durban Declaration GPM Mayors committed to prioritising pandemic preparedness as a key component of urban health planning. They also urged national and international organizations to provide [...]
23 February, 2022 – The GPM is honoured to welcome its newest member, Hon. Kwasi Bonzoh, mayor of Ellembelle, Ghana. Mayor Bonzoh is a result-oriented entrepreneur cum politician who believes in achieving goals through leadership, teamwork and commitment to hard work. He sees public office as a credible alternative tool for socio-economic development and mass [...]
22 February, 2022 - The GPM wants to extend its congratulations to the Mayor of Banjul and Vice Chair of the Executive Committee of the Global Parliament of Mayors, Madam Rohey Malick Lowe, who was recently appointed as Vice-President for the West African subregion for the Network of Locally Elected Women of Africa (REFELA). The [...]
22 February, 2022 - GPM Chair, Mayor Peter Kurz (Mannheim, Germany), recently published an article in the Hague Journal of Diplomacy, entitled A Governance System that Supports City Diplomacy: The European Perspective. In the article, Mayor Kurz explored recent developments in city diplomacy, as well as the changes that are needed in the international system [...]
