GPM in the News

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 [...]

Pact of Free Cities: Die wachsende Union der Kommunen Während die Speerspitzen des Liberalismus und der Privatisierung nun – angesichts der gesellschaftlichen Zuspitzung – über die Möglichkeiten der Krise räsonieren, bereiten sich andere im Stillen [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

                          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 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 [...]

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 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Steven Morris @stevenmorris20 Tue 23 Oct 2018  City leaders call for devolution away from Westminster as Brexit becomes a reality. A radical shift of power from Westminster is needed to help combat the impact of Brexit, a [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]