GPM in the News
Look to cities, not nation-states, to solve our biggest challenges
This article is part of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Written by Robert Muggah, Principal, SecDev Group, Co-Chair of the GPM Advisory Committee The world in 2020 is looking more turbulent [...]
Cities using the SDGs to reduce urban violence
Rachel Locke, Anthony F. Pipa, and Max BouchetWednesday, December 18, 2019 This article was informed by discussions at the Fall 2019 meeting of the Brookings SDG Leadership Cities Network, hosted by Mexico City. Despite growing prosperity as [...]
Faculty research advances global Mayor’s network
Author: Chrystie F. Swiney, Georgetown Global Cities Initiative Doctoral Fellow A delegation of Georgetown faculty and researchers traveled to Durban, South Africa to support the annual meeting of the Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM). Hosted [...]
Global Cities Lead Change
Read the news article written by Ethekwini City Council on GPM Global Leaders
U.S. Delegation of Mayors to Attend Global Parliament of Mayors in Durban, South Africa
Washington, DC – This weekend, from November 9th to 11th, a delegation of mayors from the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) will join dozens of mayors representing cities from across the globe at the Global Parliament of Mayors [...]
GPM Durban Declaration Health: Center for Global Health Science and Security
Global Parliament of Mayors 2019 The 2019 Annual Summit of the Global Parliament of Mayors was held from November 9-11 in Durban, South Africa and brought together city leaders and international experts to [...]
GPM appoints Peter Kurz as new Chair
This article is in German. 19. November 2019 veröffentlicht von Alina Eisenhardt Read the original article here: https://rheinneckarblog.de/19/global-parliament-of-mayors-waehlt-ob-dr-kurz-zum-neuen-vorsitzenden/153854.html Mannheim, 19. November 2019. (red/pm) Bei [...]
Mayors of in Liberia Return from 2019 Annual Summit of the GPM in South Africa
Mayors of Various Cities in Liberia Return from 2019 Annual Summit of the Global Parliament of Mayors in South Africa By Prue Clarke Last updated Nov 15, 2019 This year’s conference focused on the most critical challenges that [...]
Mayor Steve Benjamin Elected as Vice President of the Global Parliament of Mayors
Nov 13, 2019 COLUMBIA, S.C. (November 12, 2019) – Following a successful stint as President of the United States Conference of Mayors, which concluded in July, Mayor Steve Benjamin has been elected as the Vice [...]
De Lille applauds US mayors who ‘defied’ Trump’s climate change stance
De Lille applauds US mayors who ‘defied’ Trump’s climate change stance November 11, 2019 | by ANA Newswire Public Works Minister Patricia de Lille with eThekwini mayor Mxolisi Kaunda at the Global Parliament of Mayors Annual Summit [...]
TED-Why cities rule the world
iStock Cities are the the 21st century’s dominant form of civilization — and they’re where humanity’s struggle for survival will take place. Robert Muggah and Benjamin Barber spell out the possibilities. Half the planet’s population lives [...]
Der globale Bürgermeister
The city of Mannheim and GPM Mayor Peter Kurz hosted the GPM Executive Committee Meeting in February 2019, the German newspaper Capital wrote an article about the Global Mayor. Der globale Bürgermeister Metropolen können die [...]
Meet the Mayors: Here are a few of the politicians arriving in Bristol for the Global Parliament of Mayors summit
Read the full article here: https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/meet-mayors-here-few-politicians-2124486 The third annual Global Parliament of Mayors summit will kick off in Bristol on Sunday. Up to 100 representatives from cities including Carolina, America; Cape Town, South Africa and [...]
Marvin Rees: The case for the Global Parliament of Mayors
By Marvin Rees: October 1, 2018 The Labour mayor of Bristol on how local issues are global issues. As the leader of a city like Bristol, I come face to face with unique [...]
Reform Scotland at the GPM Summit 2018
Global Parliament of Mayors Annual Summit 2018 – Hannah Muirhead At the end of last month, the Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM) held its third annual summit in Bristol. 80 mayors from around the world got [...]
Romanian mayors to attend Global Parliament of Mayors
Romanian mayors to attend Global Parliament of Mayors in UK Four Romanian mayors have registered to attend this year’s Global Parliament for Mayors Summit in Bristol, UK, which will be organized between October 21 and October 23. They are [...]
The New City Multilateralism
As the world rapidly grows more urban, city leaders are turning to a new form of voluntary, locally oriented diplomacy to coordinate with their global peers on sustainable development, infrastructure, public safety, and climate change [...]
Mayor of Cape Town to head ‘mayors parliament’
13th March 2017 Jonathan Andrews Patricia de Lille, Mayor of Cape Town, has become the new Chairwoman of the Steering Committee of the Global Parliament of Mayors. De Lille will be the interim chair until a new chair [...]
World’s Mayors Have a New Place for Sharing Ideas
JEN KINNEY FEBRUARY 22, 2016 With local leaders increasingly facing global challenges like climate change and large-scale migration — and often rising to the occasion — the more opportunities [...]
Can Mayors Succeed Where Governments are Failing?
The Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM) held its inaugural meeting in The Hague on 9th – 11th September. Mayors from many cities across the world convened to discuss the biggest issues their cities are facing, to share [...]
Mother City’s mayor de Lille awarded key position in Global Parliament of Mayors
Stepping into the shoes of Jozias van Aartsen, Mayor of The Hague, Cape Town's Patricia de Lille has been named the new Chairwoman of the Steering Committee of the Global Parliament of Mayors. By Ezra Claymore [...]
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