10 July 2023 - Representing the Urban7, Mayor Kizō Hisamoto (Kobe, Japan) joined G7 ministers for urban development in Takamatsu, Kagawa to address pressing issues facing cities. The meeting, which took place from July 7-9, marked the second time that a mayor has directly participated in a G7 ministerial meeting. In 2022, Mayor Peter Kurz [...]
21 June 2023 - The Global Parliament of Mayors hosted a debate on the topic of “Empowering Cities: Co-Decision, Capacity and Capital” during the Brussels Urban Summit 2023. This debate brought together mayors and representatives of international city networks with the purpose of discussing the three C´s of Empowering Cities: Co-Decision, Capacity & Capital. The [...]
Braga/The Hague, 14 June 2023 – From August 1st, Ricardo Rio, mayor of Braga, Portugal, will be the Chair of the Executive Committee of the Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM). Mayor Rio is taking over this position from Mayor Peter Kurz whose term as mayor of Mannheim (Germany) will end. Mayor Rio has joined the [...]
The GPM will host the following events at the Brussels Urban Summit 2023 Venue: SQUARE Brussels Meeting Centre, Mont des Arts/Kunstberg, B-1000 Wednesday, June 14 8.15-10 a.m. Networking Breakfast “City Diplomacy in Times of Crisis”, Room Panoramic hosted by Eurocities and the Global Parliament of Mayors Roundtable discussions for mayors on how cities are working [...]
31 May 2023 - The GPM will co-host, alongside ICLEI and UN-Habitat the side event Responding to Climate, Nature, and Pollution Emergencies through Urbanization and Multilevel Action at the 2nd UN Habitat Assembly (UNHA2) taking place on June 5th 2023. The side event will feature a distinguished line-up of speakers from various backgrounds, bringing diverse perspectives [...]
25 May 2023 - The GPM, together with Eurocities, will host a Networking Breakfast on "City Diplomacy in Times of Crisis" on Wednesday, 14 June 8.15-10 a.m. at the Brussels Urban Summit (12-15 June) The event will include roundtable discussions for mayors on how cities are working together - bilaterally and within different city networks [...]
25 May 2023 - The GPM is proud to announce that it will host a debate titled Empowering Cities at the Brussels Urban Summit, taking place on Wednesday, 14 June, 2.00-3.30 p.m. The GPM and ICLEI lead the Urban 7, a strong urban alliance including national city networks from the G7 countries, Eurocities, and UCLG. [...]
22 May 2023 - From May 19-21, the G7 heads of state met in Hiroshima, Japan to discuss pressing global issues including Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine, economic resilience, and climate change. In their final Communiqué, the G7 Leaders emphasized “the transformative power of cities worldwide as drivers for every aspect of sustainable development” and [...]
10 May 2023 - Due to the increasingly complex security situation ahead of the Liberian General and Presidential elections in October 2023, and due to the challenging travel arrangements to and from Monrovia around mid-September, the GPM Executive Committee has decided to postpone the in-person GPM Summit 2023 originally planned for September 16-18th. The new [...]
In honor of the organization´s founder Dr. Benjamin Barber, since 2017, the GPM awards the Dr. Benjamin Barber Global Cities Award (‘the Benjamin Barber Award’) to commemorate outstanding city leadership. Mayors are invited to nominate fellow mayors from around the world supported with arguments and motivations. In 2022, this Award was presented to all Mayors of [...]
