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
Palmira, Finalist of UCLG Peace Prize 2022
10 October 2022 - The Global Parliament of Mayors is excited to share that GPM Mayor Óscar Escobar from Palmira, Colombia, has been nominated and is one of the finalists of the UCLG Peace Prize [...]
Roshaan Wolusmal, newest Honorary Member of the GPM
7 October 2022 – The General Meeting of the GPM has appointed Roshaan Wolusmal, former mayor of Kandahar and former Minister of State of Urban Development and Housing in Afghanistan, as Honorary Member of the [...]
Leoluca Orlando appointed Honorary Member
7 October 2022 – The GPM has appointed Leoluca Orlando, former mayor of Palermo, Italy, as Honorary Member of the GPM. The Honorary Membership is awarded to mayors that have shown consistent and outstanding support [...]
Mayor Manuel de Araujo appointed GPM Executive Committee member
7 October 2022– The Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM) General Meeting has elected Mayor Manuel de Araujo, mayor of the city of Quelimane, Mozambique, to the Executive Committee. Mayor de Araujo is mandated for the [...]
Cities Bringing Talent in the Innovation Economy – ADSW Web Series
6 October 2022 – In collaboration with Masdar City and the Global Parliament of Mayors, Talent CitiesTM hosted the ADSW Web Series: "Cities Bringing Talent in the Innovation Economy" on 13 September. The event consisted [...]
GPM Annual Summit 2022 – Summit Report and Video
4 October 2022 - The GPM is looking back on a successful Annual Summit 2022 hosted by Mayor Krupa of Katowice (Poland) and organised in partnership with the OECD. Over 45 mayors from 20 countries, [...]
International Day of Peace
21 September 2022 - On the observance of the International Day of Peace and the start of the 3rd Annual 40 Days Safer Cities Challenge of UN-Habitat, the GPM acknowledges the importance of a collective human [...]
Mayor Erion Veliaj of Tirana, Albania, and Mayor Óscar Escobar of Palmira, Colombia, join the GPM
15 September 2022 - We are delighted to announce that Erion Veliaj, Mayor of Tirana, Albania, and Óscar Escobar, Mayor of Palmira, Colombia, have joined the Global Parliament of Mayors as candidate members. The GPM [...]
GPM Chair Mayor Kurz Joins Groundbreaking G7 Ministers Meeting on Urban Development
September 14, 2022 – On September 13, the first-ever meeting of G7 Ministers for Urban Development took place in Potsdam, Germany. GPM Chair Mayor Peter Kurz (Mannheim, Germany) was invited by Minster Klara Geywitz to [...]
ADSW Web Series: Cities Bringing Talent in the Innovation Economy
6 September 2022 - In partnership with Masdar City and the Global Parliament of Mayors, Talent CitiesTM will host the ADSW Web Series: Cities Bringing Talent in the Innovation Economy on Tuesday, September 13th at 15:00 [...]