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
Mayoral high-level meeting on Global Climate Challenges on 20 April, 16.00 – 18.00 hrs CEST
19 April, 2021 - You can find information about the programme on this website: http://globalparliamentofmayors.org/unitingmayors/ to register please click here. Mayors around the world are invited to participate in the high-level meeting: “Uniting Mayors: Local Solutions to [...]
Pre-registration for the GPM Annual Summit 2021 in Palermo is open!
14 April 2021 - The GPM Annual Summit 2021 will take place on 21-23 October 2021 and be hosted by Mayor Leoluca Orlando of Palermo, Italy. For the first time ever, the GPM Summit will [...]
The Mayors Podcast with Mayor Stephen Benjamin
7 April 2021 - Mayor of Columbia, South Carolina, Stephen Benjamin joined the Mayors podcast hosted by Richard Florida and Padden Guy Murphy. Mayor Benjamin has dedicated his life to public service in South Carolina. [...]
GPM Mayor Leoluca Orlando Received Freedom From Fear Award
1 April 2021 - The GPM is very proud to announce that GPM Mayor Leoluca Orlando of Palermo, Italy, has been awarded the Freedom from Fear Award, an annual award presented to acknowledge achievements of [...]
GPM supports PioC Statement on International Women’s Day 2021
8 March 2021 - The Global Parliament of Mayors has signed onto a Joint Statement to call for women’s leadership & political participation to build peaceful, just & inclusive cities. The statement has been initiated [...]
GPM Summit 2021 Postponed to 21-23 October 2021
3 March 2021 – Because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Executive Committee has announced that the GPM Annual Summit is postponed to 21-23 October 2021 in Palermo, Italy. For the first time the GPM [...]
The start of the project “Uniting Mayors: Local Solutions to Global Climate Challenges”
2 March 2021 - On February 25, mayors from around the world came together to discuss the interconnected issues of climate change and forced migration. The virtual session marked the start of the project “Uniting [...]
Condolences Mayor Daviz Simango of Beira, Mozambique
24 February, 2021 - It is with great sadness that the GPM heard of the passing away of Mayor Daviz Simango, mayor of Beira, Mozambique. Mayor Daviz Simango was member of the GPM and winner [...]
COVID-19 and the proliferation of urban networks for health security
25 January 2021 - GPM's partner from Georgetown University, Rebecca Katz and Matthew Boyce, have published a new article on the importance of city networks and organizations during the global response to the COVID-10 pandemic. [...]
Statement on Violence and Chaos at US Capitol Washington DC
8 January 2021 - The GPM stands united with US Conference of Mayors. We have watched the scene unfold at the US Capitol in horror. This lawlessness and violence have no place in a democracy. [...]























