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
GPM supports cities advocating for the UN Global Compact on climate change and migration
The Hague, December 6, 2017 - Mayors from 50 cities around the world gathered in Chicago for a North America Climate Summit between 4-6 December 2017. They signed an unprecedented international declaration - the Chicago [...]
‘From Fragile to Resilient Cities’
Barcelona, November 28, 2017 - Key note speech by Robert Muggah (GPM Advisory Committee/co-founder Igarapé Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil): 'From Fragile to Resilient Cities'. The planet is facing monumental threats including climate change, inequality, migration, [...]
GPM calls for protection and empowerment of migrant children
The Hague, December 4, 2017 - As politicians, experts and activists come together in Puerto Vallarta to start shaping the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) that will be adopted a year [...]
Global Parliament of Mayors calls for moratorium on death penalty in cities
The Hague, November 27, 2017 - The death penalty is an unusually cruel and inhumane form of punishment. It constitutes a violation of the right to life and the right to live free of torture. The death penalty [...]
Global Parliament of Mayors stands in solidarity with targets COP23
The Hague, November 14, 2017 - As politicians and activists meet together for the COP23 summit in Bonn, the Global Parliament of Mayors stands in solidarity with the overwhelming majority of nations that have committed [...]
Time for Cities to Step Up to the Challenge of Climate Change
Dubai, November 12, 2017 - The world's cities generate more than 75% of global carbon emissions – it's time for them to play a more prominent role in fighting climate change. Shanghai, Dhaka, Karachi, Hong [...]
Technology will aid cities fight climate change
Dubai, November 12, 2017 - Climate change is a reality that can't be ignored today, and cities will play an increasingly important role in fighting its adverse effects in the coming years, experts at the [...]
Heat map published with movement of millions of migrants across Europe of the past 15 years
November 4, 2017 - Mail On Line has published a heat map with the movement of milions of migrants across Europe of the last 15 years. The map has been developed by the Igarapé Institute. [...]
TED Talk:The biggest risks facing cities — and some solutions
November 10 2017 - Watch todays published TED talk on building resilient cities by Robert Muggah, director of the Igarape Institute and member of the GPM Advisory Committee. TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, [...]
Countries are so last-century. Enter the ‘net state’
November 9 2017 - The short-lived reign of nation states is in decline. They are, after all, a late-comer to history. As recently as the mid-19th century, the world was divided into empires, city states [...]