Global Parliament of Mayors Endorses Networks Against Hate Declaration

2025-01-16T12:37:49+01:00

  The Global Parliament of Mayors has officially endorsed the Strong Cities Network's Networks Against Hate Declaration during their Fifth Global Summit held on 4th December 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. This significant endorsement reaffirms our commitment to unequivocally denounce hate in all its forms, champion diversity and inclusion, empower communities, build resilience against [...]

Global Parliament of Mayors Endorses Networks Against Hate Declaration2025-01-16T12:37:49+01:00

U7 Brings Urban Perspective to G7 Sustainable Urban Development Ministers Meeting in Takamatsu, Kagawa

2023-07-10T15:37:13+02:00

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 [...]

U7 Brings Urban Perspective to G7 Sustainable Urban Development Ministers Meeting in Takamatsu, Kagawa2023-07-10T15:37:13+02:00

Mayor Ricardo Rio of Braga, Portugal, new Chair of the Executive Committee

2023-07-10T10:28:58+02:00

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 [...]

Mayor Ricardo Rio of Braga, Portugal, new Chair of the Executive Committee2023-07-10T10:28:58+02:00

G7 Leaders Recognize the Transformative Power of Cities as Drivers of Sustainable Development

2023-05-22T16:34:57+02:00

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 [...]

G7 Leaders Recognize the Transformative Power of Cities as Drivers of Sustainable Development2023-05-22T16:34:57+02:00

200 Mayors Sign “Global Declaration of Mayors for Democracy” during the Summit for Democracy’s Year of Action

2023-05-22T16:28:51+02:00

28 March 2023 - 200 Mayors from five continents endorse the Global Declaration of Mayors for Democracy promoted collaboratively by the Global Parliament of Mayors, GMF Cities, and the Pact of Free Cities. The declaration is being presented at the event  "Building Democracy from the Ground Up:  The Global Declaration of Mayors for Democracy " of [...]

200 Mayors Sign “Global Declaration of Mayors for Democracy” during the Summit for Democracy’s Year of Action2023-05-22T16:28:51+02:00

2022-09-14T12:09:06+02:00

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 the Urban7 at this groundbreaking meeting. GPM Chair Mayor Kurz exchanged intensively with the ministers on topics ranging from [...]

2022-09-14T12:09:06+02:00

GPM Chair Mayor Kurz Joins Groundbreaking G7 Ministers Meeting on Urban Development

2022-11-10T11:08:54+01:00

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 [...]

GPM Chair Mayor Kurz Joins Groundbreaking G7 Ministers Meeting on Urban Development2022-11-10T11:08:54+01:00

Call to Action to Prevent long-term Global Food Crisis

2022-09-14T12:09:10+02:00

21 July, 2021 - As UN Secretary-General António Guterres argued, "there is enough food in our world now for everyone, if we act together." But we must act now. The Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM) calls on governments, international financial institutions, and other relevant institutions to take urgent action to solve the short-term crisis and prevent [...]

Call to Action to Prevent long-term Global Food Crisis2022-09-14T12:09:10+02:00

Major Progress for Urban7 Alliance in G7 Process

2022-09-15T12:38:14+02:00

7 July, 2022 - Cities have a transformative power. They can offer immense contributions to the overarching goal of progress towards an equitable world and our striving for a sustainable planet, economic stability, healthy lives, investment in a better future, and being stronger together. These are the action fields defined by the German G7 Presidency [...]

Major Progress for Urban7 Alliance in G7 Process2022-09-15T12:38:14+02:00

The Global Parliament of Mayors stands in solidarity with Freetown Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE

2022-11-10T11:09:49+01:00

July, 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. Benjamin [...]

The Global Parliament of Mayors stands in solidarity with Freetown Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE2022-11-10T11:09:49+01:00
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