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
Four GPM Mayors finalists World Mayor Prize 2021
13 July, 2021 - The GPM is very proud to announce that GPM Mayors Kurz (Mannheim, Germany, GPM Chair), Rio (Braga, Portugal, GPM Treasurer), Aki-Sawyerr (Freetown, Sierra Leone), and Aboutaleb (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) have been [...]
Mayors Debate Climate Migration with National and UN Officials
7 July, 2021 - On Tuesday, July 6, mayors from around the world came together with representatives of national governments and UN officials at an official side event of the United Nations High Level Political [...]
Partnering through Culture, Heritage and Art for Resilient and Inclusive Recovery
7 July, 2021 - The GPM is co-host of the official UN side event 'Partnering through Culture, Heritage and Art for Resilient and Inclusive Recovery' during the UN High Level Political Forum Culture from 6-15 [...]
Climate and Human Mobility: Working with Mayors to Advance SDGs 10 and 13
The British Council, C40 Cities-Mayors Migration Council Global Mayors Task Force on Climate and Migration (C40-MMC Task Force), the Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM), and International Organization for Migration (IOM) joined together to host a [...]
GPM Mayor Mugasa appointed Minister of State Public Service in Uganda
22 June 2021 - The GPM congratulates Grace-Mary Mugasa, former mayor of Hoima, Uganda, on her recent appointment as Minister of State for Public Service in Uganda. Former Mayor Mugasa is one of the founders [...]
The GPM endorses the Final Joint Statement from the Core Cities UK G7 U7 Summit
9 June, 2021 - City leaders and mayors from across the globe gathered for the first G7 U7 conference. GPM Chair and Mayor Peter Kurz represented the GPM. "COVID-19 has made clear that governance structure [...]
Report on the High Level Meeting Uniting Mayors
April, 2021 - The Global Parliament of Mayors in partnership with the British Council has completed the GPM Report High Level meeting 20 April on the Uniting Mayors: Local Solutions to Global Climate Challenges. This [...]
Ambassador Ivo Daalder, President Chicago Council on Global Affairs, named GPM Advisory Committee Chair
12 May, 2021 – Ivo Daalder will take on the role of Chair of the Advisory Committee of the Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM). He succeeds Professor Sheila Foster (Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA) and [...]
Keynote Speech Antonio Vitorinio, IOM DG
20 April, 2021 - Over 143 million people will be displaced by 2050 in Africa, Latin America and South Asia if we do not take steps to address climate change [...]
April 2021: Coalition of City Leaders push for Climate Action
21 April, 2021 – More than twenty Mayors and city leaders representing 19 countries from around the world convened online yesterday to discuss the urgent issue of climate-forced displacement. They debated how to move forward [...]