The Global Parliament of Mayors is a governance body of, by and for mayors from all continents with a vision to the world in which mayors, their cities and networks are equal partners in building global governance for an inclusive and sustainable world
Blog on Youth Voices on Climate Migration
15 November, 2021 - In collaboration with the British Council' the GPM is giving a platform to youth voices to share their perspective on climate related migration. This blog series is part of the joint [...]
Geordin Hill-Lewis, new mayor of Cape Town, South Africa
10 November, 2021 - The GPM wants to extend a warm welcome to Geordin Hill-Lewis, recently appointed as the new mayor of Cape Town, South Africa. Mayor Hill-Lewis promised to focus on the protection of [...]
The Diplomatic Courier on the GPM Palermo Summit 2021
9 November, 2021 - On 31 October, World Cities Day, the Diplomatic Courier published a short article on the GPM, the Annual Summit 2021 in Palermo, and the position papers produced for the event. Throughout [...]
The GPM welcomes Mayor Asmaa Rhlalou, mayor of Rabat, Morocco
8 November, 2021 - The Global Parliament of Mayors gives a warm welcome to the recently appointed Mayor of Rabat, Morocco, Asmaa Rhalou. Mayor Rhlalou is the first female mayor of Rabat, having received 58 [...]
GPM Chair Mayor Peter Kurz at COP26
4 November 2021 - Mayor Peter Kurz, Chair of the GPM, hosted the panel "The Local Green Deal: Achieving Climate Neutrality by 2030 with Mannheim's Innovative Governance Approach" during the Multilevel Action Pavilion, the home [...]
Freetown to Treetown – Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr on COP 26
4 November, 2021- "Climate change is real, it is here, now. It is not something from the future" - GPM Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr is part of COP 26, pushing for urgent climate action and the [...]
Welcoming America and the Task Force on Climate Migration (C40&MMC) Support GPM Call to Action
3 November, 2021 - Nonprofit and nonpartisan organization Welcoming America, and the Global Mayors Task Force on Climate and Migration from C40 Cities and the Mayors Migration Council have signed the CALL TO ACTION: Climate [...]
Last chance to join the Call to Action on Climate Migration
1 November, 2021 - Some 21.5 million people per year on average over the past decade have had to flee their homes due to climate related reasons. By 2050, over 200 million people will [...]
Grace Mary Mugasa, newest Honorary Member of the GPM
22 October, 2021 - The GPM has appointed Grace Mary Mugasa, Uganda’s Minister of State for Public Services, as Honorary Member of the GPM. The Honorary Membership is awarded to mayors that have shown consistent [...]
GPM elects new members Executive Committee
22 October, 2021 – The Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM) General Meeting has elected two new members to the Executive Committee. The two new members, Bryan K. Barnett, Mayor of Rochester Hills (MI/USA) and former [...]