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 and WUF9
The Hague, February 8, 2018 - GPM is present at this year’s WORLD URBAN FORUM 9 @WUF9KL in Kuala Lumpur. GPM member Mannheim (Germany) will host two workshops. On February 10 "GPM as a Multiplier- Scaling [...]
Registration for GPM Annual Summit 2018 is open!
Sign up now to be a part of the three-days Mayors Summit in Bristol (UK), from 21-23 October. Click here for more information, links to the registration form and hotel accomodation.
New Member: Lutfi Haziri, Gjilan, Kosovo
Gjilan, February 2018 - Gjilan's Mayor Lutfi Haziri: "Becoming a member of the Global Parliament of Mayors is more than a privilege; it is a duty for me! I believe that the GPM [...]
Why the actions of cities — not nations — will be the key to our survival on earth
The Hague, January 16, 2018 - While some world leaders resist global cooperation, city leaders are working across borders to tackle big issues like global warming, immigration and terrorism, says urban expert and GPM Advisory [...]
Cities Are Stepping up on Climate Action as Nation States Fall to the Wayside
Chicago, December 7, 2017 - Climate change threatens the very basis of human survival everywhere - from nation states to cities. Yet in spite of the devastating impacts and economic costs of global warming, sea level rise and contamination [...]
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 [...]