Global Parliament of Mayors

US Conference of Mayors, 86th Winter Meeting
2018-01-24 - 2018-01-26
This event will be in Washington DC.

World Urban Forum 9 (WUF9)
2018-02-07 - 2018-02-13 | Kuala Lumpur Convention Center, Stall 7, Jalan Pinan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
This event will be in Kuala Lumpur.

Urban Furture Global Conference
2018-02-28 - 2018-03-02 | Vienna, Elisabethstraße 65, vienna, Austria

World Urban Congress INTA41
2018-04-16 - 2018-04-18 | Studio Malmö, Nordenskiöldsgatan 24, Malmö, 211 19, Sweden

Smart Cities New York
2018-05-08 - 2018-05-11 | pier 36, 299 South Street, New York, NY, United States

Federation of Canadian Municipalities Annual Conference and Trade Show
2018-05-31 - 2018-06-04 | Halifax Convention Centre, 1650 Argyle Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J, Canada

Chicago Council on Global Affairs
2018-06-06 - 2018-06-09
This event will be held in Chicago.

World Day against Child Labour
2018-06-12 - 2018-06-13

ICLEI World Congress 2018
2018-06-19 - 2018-06-23
Together towards sustainable cities
Integrate • Collaborate • Innovate

World Refugee Day
2018-06-20 - 2018-06-21

World Cities Summit Singapore
2018-07-08 - 2018-07-13 | Sands Expo & Convention Centre, 10 Bayfront Ave, 018971, Singapore

Local and Regional Governments’ Forum - High Level Political Forum
2018-07-16 - 2018-07-17
In 2018, the High-Level Political Forum – the United Nation’s central platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda – will focus on the theme, “Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies”. Sustainable Development Goals 6 [Clean Water and Sanitation], 7 [Affordable and Clean Energy], 11 [Sustainable Cities and Communities], 12 [Sustainable Consumption and Production], 15 [Life on Land], and 17 [Partnerships for the Goals] will be under in-depth review.

Moscow Urban Forum
2018-07-17 - 2018-07-23

Nelson Mandela International Day
2018-07-18 - 2018-07-19

International Youth Day
2018-08-12 - 2018-08-13

Smart City Expo LATAM Congress
2018-09-11 - 2018-09-14

International Day of Democracy
2018-09-15 - 2018-09-16

European week for regions and cities
2018-10-08 - 2018-10-12
The Urban Dimension of Global Agendas in the EU
The European response to the 2030 Agenda includes joining up the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to the European policy framework and priorities.
The Urban Agenda for the EU is a key delivery mechanism for the New Urban Agenda within the European Union. The European Commission is also launching a reflection work on the topic and to engage all stakeholders towards full implementation of the 2030 Agenda.
DG-JRC and DG-REGIO aim to enhance policy coordination and dissemination of good practices of territorial and urban development. More specifically, DG-JRC contributes to the monitoring and reporting of the urban dimension of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as well as the New Urban Agenda. This is being done through gap analysis and the development of harmonised tools across different spatial scales (from global to sub-national). It will contribute to ensure coherence between the EU action and the Global action on sustainable urban development, and in particular SDG 11, including by facilitating the coordination with Member States.
This initiative builds on the existing collaboration between DG-REGIO and DG-JRC in the field of urban policy, such as: LUISA territorial development model and its adaptation to Africa and other continents, the Territorial Strategies Identification database (URBADEV project), the Urban Data Platform, and the Territorial Dashboard, as well as other JRC projects that serve as input for these platforms.
This workshop aims to discuss how these tools can be used to enhance the contribution of relevant EU policies to the realisation of the 2030 Agenda

United Nations Day
2018-10-24 - 2018-10-25

World Cities Day
2018-10-31

EUROCITIES 2018 Edinburgh
2018-11-28 - 2018-11-30 | Edinburgh International Conference Centre, The Exchange Edinburgh, 150 Morrison St,, Edinburgh, EH3 8EE, United Kingdom

International Migrants Day
2018-12-18

International Day of Human Solidarity
2018-12-20

Forum 2019 Cities and Regions for Development Cooperation
2019-02-04 - 2019-02-05 | Brussels, Belgium
GPM will be represented in this years 2019 Cities and Regions for Development Cooperation organised by the European Committee of the Regions. The first part of the Forum will be organised around panel discussions, while the second part is built on an interactive “Open Space” methodology “, clustered around the 5Ps of the New European Consensus. In this session, participants will be able to discuss topics of their interest, interact and generate insights and recommendations directed to the European institutions, through cross-fertilization of ideas. This participatory approach will ensure the ownership of all stakeholders and allow them to actively shape the event conveying policy recommendations to the European Institutions.

International Woman's Day
2019-03-08 | Global
Right now is a great and important time in history to do everything possible to help forge a more gender-balanced world. Women have come a long way, yet there’s still more to be achieved.
As the world heads toward International Women’s Day, step-by-step planning is underway to celebrate women’s achievements and tenaciously challenge bias.
The International Women’s Day 2019 campaign theme of #BalanceforBetter is a call-to-action for driving gender balance across the world.

Fourth United Nations Environment Assembly Cities Summit
2019-03-11 - 2019-03-15 | Nairobi, Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
The global economy and population is growing, but the planet is not. We have to be smarter and more circular in the way we grow our cities where we expect an additional 2.5 billion people by 2050. Already sixty percent of our waste and three quarters of resource use and GHG emissions come from cities making them the best place to promote sustainable consumption and production. Taking a dual lens of SDGs 11 – Sustainable Cities, and 12 – Sustainable Consumption and Production allows us to implement solutions at city level to contribute to most if not all other SDGs.
Taking an integrated approach to urban infrastructure will be key to accelerate the transitions to circular and low-carbon economies. According to the “Weight of Cities” by the International Resource Panel, cities can achieve some 30-55% reduction of GHG emissions, water and metal consumption and land-use compared to baseline projections by leveraging connections and resource sharing across urban systems such as green buildings, district energy systems, bus rapid transport, the transition to renewables combined with strategic densification. Within cities, integrated urban projects are piloted where cost-effective, but often without being linked to a broader policy and planning approach at the local and national levels. This results in missed opportunities and isolated demonstrations that are not replicated, scaled up, or considered in the context of sustainable development and climate strategies.

Mayors Summit on the Future of Europe
2019-03-20 - 2019-03-21 | Brussels, Belgium
EUROCITIES will hold its second mayors summit next 20-21 March 2019 in Brussels to launch its political manifesto ahead of the European elections and to present the results of our cities’ work in bridging the gap between Europe and its citizens.

At a time when Europe is striving to retain its legitimacy and relevance, cities can provide a critical link with people. The mismatch between citizens’ expectations and what can be done to tackle our most pressing challenges is causing an increasing distance between political institutions and the public. With EUROCITIES ‘Cities4Europe–Europe for citizens‘ campaign, cities are now leading the way towards the creation of societies where people come first and where trust between people and public authorities is strengthened.

As mayors and city leaders from across Europe we are committed to being strategic partners to the EU institutions and working towards a more positive future for Europe and its people. That is why the summit will be the opportunity to launch our political manifesto ahead of the European elections in May: ‘The city leaders’ agenda for the EU’.

Migration & Integration meeting
2019-04-08 - 2019-04-11
The Working Group Migration & Integration will meet from 8 to 10 April 2019 and is hosted by the City of Toulouse.
On Monday 8 evening, the participants are invited to attend the exhibition “Frontiers” at the space Diversité Laïcité of Toulouse City Hall at 19.00.
On Tuesday 9, we will start at 9.00 with the official welcome by the Mayor of Toulouse at the Town Hall, Place du Capitole. This plenary will be followed by two parallel workshops on city policies for integration of children and young migrants. In the afternoon, we will visit some city services and projects for the socio-economic integration of young migrants.
On Wednesday 10, the WG meeting will start with a thematic discussion and focus group on how to build a guideline for city policies on the integration of young migrants. The day will continue with a debate on the attitude of local population towards migrants, and will end with EUROCITIES and members policy and project updates.

The 2019 ICORN Network Meeting & PEN International WiPC Conference
2019-05-29 - 2019-06-01 | Rotterdam, the Netherlands
The 2019 ICORN Network Meeting & PEN International WiPC Conference is titled At Home, Everywhere.
Under the title At Home, Everywhere, more than 300 writers, artists, activists, city representatives, sister networks and experts from around the globe will meet in Rotterdam 29-31 May 2019 for the biennial ICORN Network Meeting and PEN International WiPC Conference, to explore what it means to be at home in today’s world, and what it means to be bereft of it. We will discuss the role of cities and communities in supporting writers, journalists and artists, so they can continue to raise awareness globally and be change actors for democratic values and freedom of expression. The main venue for At Home, Everywhere – The ICORN Network Meeting & PEN International WiPC Conference is the ship SS Rotterdam, which had its maiden voyage in 1959 from Rotterdam to New York, and for years carried Dutch migrants to the United States of America, in search and hope of a new home.

The 2019 Chicago Forum on Global Cities
2019-06-05 - 2019-06-08 | Chicago, United States of America
Each year, the Chicago Forum, hosted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the Financial Times, raises provocative questions about the rising influence of global cities and their capacity to solve pressing global challenges. This unique international forum brings together leaders across corporate, civic, educational, and cultural sectors to share innovative solutions and insights on topics such as inequality, security, climate change, and disruptive technologies. Hundreds of business leaders, mayors, scholars, and artists from more than 35 countries attend the forum to deepen their understanding of how cities are driving the global economy and influencing the world. Participants leave with new connections and are inspired with ideas to advance beyond the event.
