Press Releases
Global Parliament of Mayors Endorses Networks Against Hate Declaration
The Global Parliament of Mayors has officially endorsed the Strong Cities Network's Networks Against Hate Declaration during their Fifth Global Summit held on 4th December 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. This significant endorsement [...]
U7 Brings Urban Perspective to G7 Sustainable Urban Development Ministers Meeting in Takamatsu, Kagawa
10 July 2023 - Representing the Urban7, Mayor Kizō Hisamoto (Kobe, Japan) joined G7 ministers for urban development in Takamatsu, Kagawa to address pressing issues facing cities. The meeting, which took place from July 7-9, [...]
Mayor Ricardo Rio of Braga, Portugal, new Chair of the Executive Committee
Braga/The Hague, 14 June 2023 – From August 1st, Ricardo Rio, mayor of Braga, Portugal, will be the Chair of the Executive Committee of the Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM). Mayor Rio is taking over [...]
G7 Leaders Recognize the Transformative Power of Cities as Drivers of Sustainable Development
22 May 2023 - From May 19-21, the G7 heads of state met in Hiroshima, Japan to discuss pressing global issues including Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine, economic resilience, and climate change. In their final [...]
200 Mayors Sign “Global Declaration of Mayors for Democracy” during the Summit for Democracy’s Year of Action
28 March 2023 - 200 Mayors from five continents endorse the Global Declaration of Mayors for Democracy promoted collaboratively by the Global Parliament of Mayors, GMF Cities, and the Pact of Free Cities. The declaration [...]
The Global Parliament of Mayors stands in solidarity with Freetown Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE
July, 2022 – Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE was elected as Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone, in March 2018. Since assuming office, her work to #TransformFreetown has gained international attention for its inclusive and data-driven approach. [...]
Mannheim’s Mayor Peter Kurz declaration on Ukranian detained Mayors
17 March, 2022 - “The GPM is appeased to hear the news of the release of Ivan Fedorov, the Mayor of the city of Melitopol. However, Yevhen Matveyev, the Mayor of Dniprorudne is still in [...]
GPM Annual Summit 2021 Mayors Bowser (Washington DC, USA) and Aki-Sawyerr (Freetown, Sierra Leone) awarded prestigious Dr. Benjamin Barber Global Cities Award 2021
Palermo, October 21, 2021 – This year, the Global Parliament of Mayors awarded the prestigious Dr. Benjamin Barber Global Cities Award to Mayor Muriel Bowser, mayor of Washington DC, USA, and Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, [...]
Three GPM Mayors Honored for Outstanding Leadership
14 September, 2021 - Three members of the Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM) were honored for their leadership by the City Mayors Foundation. GPM Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) was announced the joint winner [...]
Statement on Violence and Chaos at US Capitol Washington DC
8 January 2021 - The GPM stands united with US Conference of Mayors. We have watched the scene unfold at the US Capitol in horror. This lawlessness and violence have no place in a democracy. [...]
Press Release: Representatives of hundreds of cities call for halving violence by 2030
21 September 2020 - Today Mayor Marvin Rees (Bristol, UK), member of the Executive Committee of the Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM) will deliver an international resolution to accelerate efforts to halve violence by 2030 [...]
The City of Braga (Portugal) first International GPM Talent Cities Hub in 2020
Braga/The Hague, November - At the Annual Summit 2019 of the Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM), Mayor Ricardo Rio (Braga, Portugal) presented Braga as model for the creation of the 1st [...]
Press release: A decade of change, shaping multilevel governance on a global scale
A decade of change: shaping multilevel governance on a global scale Durban, November 2019 – About 75 mayors and city network leaders from all around the world gathered in Durban last week to convene on [...]
Mayors Mannheim, Columbia, Hoima and Braga new Daily Board of the Global Parliament of Mayors
PRESS RELEASE Global Parliament of Mayors Durban, South Africa – Mayor Peter Kurz of Mannheim (Germany), Steve Benjamin of Columbia SC (USA), Grace Mary Mugasa of Hoima (Uganda) and Ricardo Rio of Braga (Portugal) are [...]
Mayor Pawel Adamowicz posthumously awarded prestigious Dr. Benjamin Barber Global Cities Award
PRESS RELEASE GPM Annual Summit 2019 The Hague, November 11, 2019 – The Global Parliament of Mayors posthumously awarded the prestigious Dr. Benjamin Barber Global Cities Award to late Mayor Pawel Adamowicz of the city [...]
Press Release Fourth ambitious Annual Summit
PRESS RELEASE Fourth ambitious Annual Summit of the Global Parliament of Mayors in Durban, South Africa, 9-11 November The Hague/Durban, 30 September 2019 – Mayors from African, Asian, European and US cities are signing up [...]
Lord Wei newest addition to the Advisory Committee
The Hague, June 3, 2019 – On behalf of the Global Parliament of Mayors Advisory Committee it is an honour to announce Lord Wei as newest Member of the Advisory Committee. Lord Wei is expected [...]
Launch of the GPM Talent Cities Programme
PRESS RELEASE Partnership Global Parliament of Mayors and New Learning Ventures Launch of the GPM Talent Cities Programme The Hague, January 31, 2019 – The Global Parliament of Mayors and New Learning Ventures (Delaware/USA) will [...]
Launch of the GPM Summit 2018 Video
The GPM is proud to present its official Summit 2018 video, including the GPM Bristol Declaration 2018 and Dr. Benjamin Barber Global Cities Award winners. Watch the full video with 80 mayors and city network leaders, international organizations [...]
GPM Summit 2018 report published
The Hague, November 2018 - It is with great pleasure that Global Parliament of Mayors announces the publication of the GPM Summit 2018 report. More than 80 mayors and city network leaders from six continents gathered in Bristol [...]
GPM elects new Executive Committee Chairs and Members
The Hague, November 2018 - Bristol was the site of the passing of the torch, as the Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM) General Meeting elected three new members to the Executive Committee. In addition to [...]
Global Parliament of Mayors gather for the Bristol Declaration 2018
Bristol, 23 October 2018 - More than 80 mayors and city network leaders from six continents gathered in Bristol to convene on the topics of migration, urban security and health, reflecting the pressing issues of the [...]
Mayors Zandile Gumede and Daviz Simango share 2018 Dr. Benjamin Barber Global Cities Award
Bristol – 21 October. The 2018 Annual Summit of the Global Parliament of Mayors kicked off Sunday evening at the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery by awarding not one by two Dr. Benjamin Barber [...]
Mayors from around the world sign up for the largest Global Parliament of Mayors Summit which will be held in Bristol, UK
The Hague/Bristol – September, 2018. Up to 100 mayors from around the world will participate in the largest and most ambitious Global Parliament of Mayors Summit which will be held in Bristol this autumn (21 [...]