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Mayor Erion Veliaj of Tirana supports the most vulnerable families
Mayor Erion Veliaj of Tirana in Albania expresses gratitude for all families that are living under challenging conditions but continue to respect the strict measurements with dignity to overcome the pandemic as collective. Watch [...]
Interview Fighting Urban Pandemics – the Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown University
Fighting Urban Pandemics Georgetown tools help cities battle coronavirus — now and in the future. Original Source: Oliver Wyman Forum SHARE The surging toll of the coronavirus has shocked the world, but it isn’t a [...]
Mayor Halsema of Amsterdam shares Letters about the coronavirus for all “Amsterdammers”
Dear Amsterdammers, Corona is currently dominating our lives, and unfortunately it will continue to do so for some time. Our city is also being hit hard. I would like to wish a swift recovery [...]
Has Sierra Leone’s experience with Ebola prepared it for coronavirus?
"The lessons we learned from Ebola: trace, track, isolate. Make sure you involve the community". Between 2014 to 2016 Sierra Leone grappled with an outbreak of Ebola which killed eleven thousand people across the local [...]
GPM supports COVID-19: Cities call for European solidarity
The GPM stands in solidarity with EUROCITIES statement on Covid-19 European Solidarity The Global Parliament of Mayors stands in solidarity with the EUROCITIES Mayors to overcome the pandemic corona crisis together, by [...]
Coronavirus in the city
Coronavirus in the city: A Q&A on the catastrophe confronting the urban poor ‘While all populations are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, not all populations are affected equally.’ Written by: Andrew Gully Shacks built of [...]
Mayor Ricardo Rio of Braga shares video message on new approaches during pandemic of Covid-19
Mayor Ricardo Rio of Braga shares a video message for all mayors and city networks to share experiences and best practises on the initiatives that at local level Braga is developing towards the [...]
Mayor Hubert Bruls of Nijmegen “Counting on all of you”
"I count on all of you" said Mayor Bruls. Mayor Hubert Bruls speaks to the people of the city Nijmegen on the challenging en demanding situation in times of the corona crisis. Everyone [...]
