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
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 [...]
Mayor Marvin Rees of Bristol gives daily video updates
Marvin Rees update 31 March Marvin Rees update 27 March Marvin Rees update 26 March Bristol City Mayor Covid19 update 24 March. [...]
Mayor Steve Benjamin of Columbia
Columbia City Council has declared an emergency order enacting a Stay Home Stay Safe order, which will become effective on Sunday, March 29 at 12:01 a.m. Ordinance 2020-034 was discussed [...]
Open letter GPM Chair Mayor Kurz on Corona Crisis
23 March 2020 - "For the first time we are facing a pandemic sparked by the Sars-CoV-2 virus. Together we must find a way to safeguard especially our vulnerable citizens and the health system that [...]