13 October 2022 - The Global Parliament of Mayors congratulates GPM Mayor Óscar Escobar from Palmira, Colombia, for winning the UCLG Peace Prize 2022! The city of Palmira was crowned winner of the UCLG Peace Prize 2022 during the 7th World Congress and Summit of Local and Regional Leaders in Daejeon, South Korea for the [...]
10 October 2022 - The Global Parliament of Mayors is excited to share that GPM Mayor Óscar Escobar from Palmira, Colombia, has been nominated and is one of the finalists of the UCLG Peace Prize 2022! Alongside four cities, Palmira has been recognized for its efforts in tackling urban violence. Moving away from the habitual [...]
7 October 2022 – The General Meeting of the GPM has appointed Roshaan Wolusmal, former mayor of Kandahar and former Minister of State of Urban Development and Housing in Afghanistan, 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 [...]
7 October 2022 – The GPM has appointed Leoluca Orlando, former mayor of Palermo, Italy, 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 and ongoing participation [...]
7 October 2022– The Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM) General Meeting has elected Mayor Manuel de Araujo, mayor of the city of Quelimane, Mozambique, to the Executive Committee. Mayor de Araujo is mandated for the next three year. He will be joining the mayors from Banjul (the Gambia), Braga (Portugal), Ghent (Belgium), Katowice (Poland), Mannheim [...]
6 October 2022 – In collaboration with Masdar City and the Global Parliament of Mayors, Talent CitiesTM hosted the ADSW Web Series: "Cities Bringing Talent in the Innovation Economy" on 13 September. The event consisted of an in-depth discussion that explored talent gaps and the opportunities they offer for achieving economic growth and net zero [...]
4 October 2022 - The GPM is looking back on a successful Annual Summit 2022 hosted by Mayor Krupa of Katowice (Poland) and organised in partnership with the OECD. Over 45 mayors from 20 countries, and representatives of international organisations participated, in person or online, in dynamic panels, on topics ranging from democratic processes to [...]
21 September 2022 - On the observance of the International Day of Peace and the start of the 3rd Annual 40 Days Safer Cities Challenge of UN-Habitat, the GPM acknowledges the importance of a collective human imperative to ensure our urban environments are productive, healthy, and safe. With the majority of humanity residing in cities, city [...]
15 September 2022 - We are delighted to announce that Erion Veliaj, Mayor of Tirana, Albania, and Óscar Escobar, Mayor of Palmira, Colombia, have joined the Global Parliament of Mayors as candidate members. The GPM is excited to keep contributing and working together with both mayors. In the past, Mayor Veliaj and Mayor Escobar have [...]
September 14, 2022 – On September 13, the first-ever meeting of G7 Ministers for Urban Development took place in Potsdam, Germany. GPM Chair Mayor Peter Kurz (Mannheim, Germany) was invited by Minster Klara Geywitz to represent Urban7 at this groundbreaking meeting. GPM Chair Mayor Kurz exchanged intensively with the ministers on topics ranging from climate [...]
